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no SPALDING OFFICIAL ANNUALS 

1 Spalding's Official Base Ball Guide 
IA Spalding's Official Base Ball Record 

iC Spalding's Official College Base Bal! Annual 

2 Spalding's Official Foot Ball Guide 

2A Spalding's Official Soccer Foot Ball Guide 
4 Spalding's Official Lawn Tennis Annual 

6 Spalding's Official Ice Hockey Guide 

7 Spalding's Official Basket Ball Guide 

7 A Spalding's Official Women's Basket Ball Guide 

8 Spalding's Official Lacrosse Cuide 

9 Spalding's Official Indoor Base Ball Cuide 
I2A Spalding's Official Athletic Rules 



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No. 1 



Base Ball 

Official Base Ball 



Spalding' 

Guide. 
Official Base Ball Record. 
College Base Ball Annual. 
How to Play Base Ball. 
How to Bat. 
How to Run Bases. 
How to Pitch. 
How to Catch.. 
How to Play First Base. 
How to Play Second Base. 
How to Play Third Base. 
How to Play Shortstop. 
How to Play the Outfield. 
How to Organize a Base Ball 
League. [Club. 

How to Organize a Base Ball 
How to Manage a Base Ball 

Club. 
How to Train a Base Ball Team 
How to Captain a Base Ball 
How to Umpire a Game. [Team 
L Technical Base Ball Terms. 
Ready Reckoner of Base Ball 
Percentages. 
No. 350 How to Score. 

BASE BALL AUXILIARIES 
No. 355 Minor League Base Ball Guide 
No. 356 Official Book National League 

of Prof. Base Ball Clubs. 
No. 340 Official Handbook National 
Playground Ball Ass'n. 

Group II. Foot Ball 

No. 2 Spalding's Official Foot Ball Guide 

No. 324 How to Play Foot Ball. 

No. 2a Spalding's Official Soccer Foot 

Ball Guide. 
No. 286 How to Play Soccer. 
No. 335 How to Play Rugby. 

FOOT BALL AUXILIARIES 
No. 351 Official Rugby Foot Ball Guid e. 
No. 358 Official College Soccer Foot 

Ball Guide. 



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No. lc 
No. 202 
No. 223 
No. 232 
No. 230 
No. 229 
No. 225 
No. 226 
No. 227 
No. 228 
No. 224 



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231 



No. 219 



Group IV. Lawn Tennis 

No. 4 Spalding's Official Lawn Ten- 
nis Annual. 
No. 157 How to Play Lawn Tennis. 



Hockey 

Official Ice Hockey 



Group VI. 

No. 6 Spalding 

Guide. 

No. 154 Field Hockey. 

No. 180 Ring Hockey. 

Group VII. Basket Ball 

No. 7 Spalding's Official Basket Ball 

Guide. 
No. 7a Spalding's Official Women's 

Basket Ball Guide. 
No. 193 How to Play Basket Ball. 

BASKET BALL AUXILIARY 
No. 353 Official Collegiate Basket Ball 
Handbook. 

Group VIII. Lacrosse 

No. 8 Spalding's Official Lacrosse Guide 
No. 201 How to Play Lacrosse. 

Group IX. Indoor Base Ball 

No. 9 Spalding's Official Indoor Base 
Ball Guide. 

Group X. Pole 

No. 129 Water Polo. 
No. 199 Equestrian Polo. 

Group XI. Miscellaneous Games 

No. 248 Archery. No. 138 Croquet. 
No. 271 Roque. 

Nn 1<M -f Racquets. Squash-Racquets. 
jno. -^ \ Court Tennis. 

No. 13 Hand Ball. No. 167 Quoits 
No. 170 Push Ball. No. 14 Curling. 
No. 207 Lawn Bowls. 
XTr. 188 / Lawn Hockey. Parlor Hockey 
iNO. iso ^ Garden Hockey. Lawn Games 
No. 341 How to Bowl. 



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No. 12a Spalding's Official Athletic 
No. 27 College Athletics. [Rules 
No. 182 All Around Athletics. 
No. 156 Athletes' Guide. 
No. 87 Athletic Primer. 
No. 255 How to Run 100 Yards. 
No. 174 Distance and Cross Country 
Running-. [Thrower. 
No. 259 How to Become a Weight 
No. 55 Official Sporting Rules. 
No. 246 Athletic Training for School- 
No. 317 Marathon Running. [boys. 
No. 331 Schoolyard Athletics. 
No. 252 How to Sprint. [petition. 
No. 342 Walking for Health and Corn- 
No. 357 Intercollegiate Official Hand- 
No. 314 Girls' Athletics. [book. 
No. 302 Y. M. C. A . Official Handbook. 
No. 313 Public Schools Athletic 
Lt \gue Official Handbook. 

Group XIII. Athletic Accomplishments 

No. 23 Canoeing. 

No. 128 How to Row. 

No. 177 How to Swim 

No. 296 Speed Swimming. 

No. 209 How to Become a Skater. 

No. 178 How to Train for Bicycling. 

No. 282 Roller Skating Guide. 

Group XIV. Manly Sports 

No. 165 Fencing. (By Senac.) 
No. 236 How to Wrestle. 
No. 102 Ground Tumbling. 



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No. 29 
No. 191 
No. 289 



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No. 158 
No. 124 
No. 287 

No 327 
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No. 329 

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No. 261 
No. 288 
No. 213 
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Group XIV. Manly Sports Con, 

No. 143 Indian Clubs and Dumb Bells 
Medicine Ball Exercises. 
Pulley Weight Exercises. 
How to Punch the Bag. 
Tumbling for Amateurs. 

Group XV. Gymnastics 

No. 104 Grading of Gymnastic Exer- 
Barnjum Bar Bell Drill, [cises. 
Graded Calis. and D. B. Drills. 
In- and Outdoor Gym. Games. 
How to Become a Gymnast. 
Fancy Dumb Bell and March- 
ing Drills. [Apparatus. 
Pyramid Building Without 
Exercises on the Parallel Bars 
Pyramid Building with 
Wands, Chairs and Ladders. 
Handbook I. C.A. A. Gymnasts 

Group XVI. Physical Culture 

No. 161 10 Minutes' Exercise for Busy 
No. 149 Care of the Body. [Men. 

No. 208 Physical Education and Hy- 
Hints on Health. [giene. 

School Tactics and Maze Run- 
Muscle Building. [ning. 
Health by Muscular Gym- 
Tensing Exercises, [nasties. 
Indigestion Treated by Gym- 
285 Health Answers, [nasties. 
Twenty-Minute Exercises. 
Physical Training for the 
School and Class Room. 
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HOW TO 

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INTRODUCTION 

-Many plays center about shortstop as a fulcrum, and as much 
is asked of the holder of this position as of other infielders. 
The accuracy of the shortstop's assists are, at times, supremely 
vital ; while the strength of his arm, the speed of his legs and the 
quickness of his perception many times may contribute to the 
saving of a struggle badly "in the fire." 

The proposition that confronts the candidate for a short field 
position is, briefly: 

i. To have speed enough to range from second to third bases 
on all sorts of bounders. 

2. To field with equal accuracy from either side. 

3. To throw fast and surely from any position. 

4. To get back to center and left field from short flies out of 
reach of the regular men covering these positions. 

5. To know how to block off runners and to save every inch 
of space and second of time on men coming into second. 

6. To run bases effectively and bat well. 

As in nearly every other department of life, there are men 
physically better adapted to holding the position of shortstop 
than others. A peculiar combination of strength, speed and keen 
wits is required. 

In general the men who are built low and close to the ground 
are accepted as ideal for this position. Short stature means that 
it is easier for the player to field ground balls, as he will have to 
stoop a less distance. It means generally increased activity in 
foot-work and ability to get in motion quicker. Then, too, when 
pulling down a high throw the short man does not have to come 
so far to tag the runner out. The shortstops of early base ball 
were largely men of short legs, long, strong arms and powerful 
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DON'T LET THE BALL "PLAY" YOU 

Fielding accurately is, of course, the first feature of the short- 
stop's work. As the proportion of right-hand batters to left 
hand is very large the shortstop's life is a busier one in the 
field than either the second or third baseman's. 

Every variety of hit ball known to the game is passed to the 
shortstop in the course of an average contest, and there can be 
no set way of handling any ball. The necessities of the occasion 
frequently govern this. 

The first principle accepted by experienced shortfielders is that 
under no circumstances should the fielder let the ball "play" 
him. That is, instead of waiting for the ball to come on any 
old bounce the condition of the field and nature of drive may 
necessitate, the player should move in on the ball or so get to it 
that the bound will be easily handled, barring unforeseen acci- 
dents. Under the best of conditions balls will get away from 
players; but "playing the ball" saves many an error and besides 
gets the fielder into his own position for throwing as a rule. 

Some amateurs have an ancient habit of getting down on one 
knee to stop a grounder. Such efforts as these should be dis- 
couraged. For, should the ball take the slightest bound out of 
the direct line, the fielder is caught napping. Moreover, granting 
that the ball is fielded, the player has to rise to his feet, draw 
back his arm and go through a series of motions before he can 
throw — all of which takes time and occasionally gives a life 
to a runner who should have been retired. 

Two safe rules to follow in fielding this position are: 

i. Get to the ball as quickly as possible. 

2. Go after it with the idea of getting it away from you with 
the least delay possible. 

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pardonable and sometimes criminal. In professional base ball 
it is particularly distressing to see a fielder, after making an easy 
stop, hold the ball a tantalizing length of time and then make a 
wild throw to first. Due care should be taken in throwing where 
time permits; but in four chances out of six the play scarcely 
permits the fielder to get into throwing position. 

Balls which the shortstop can get in front of are comparatively 
easy, no matter how hard driven. Unlike the fielding of third 
base position, where the nearness of the plate cuts quite an im- 
portant figure, the shortstop is sufficiently far removed so that 
few balls really too "hot to handle" come his way. Once in 
front, only a bad bound excuses an error. But hard hit balls 
have a peculiar faculty for not going where the fielder happens 
to be and here is where the shortstop is required to do his most 
spectacular work. He is required to go extreme distances to 
right and left, pick up the ball with one hand and throw with- 
out stopping to set himself. 

Here is where the man who has a natural aptitude for getting 
in motion quickly has a great advantage. He can save a fraction 
of a second in going after the drive over the man who is a slow 
starter. 

What helps the fielder still more is watching the battery work 
of his side, studying the peculiarities of batters and so being able 
to judge about where a hit ball is going. 

On no play should the shortstop neglect to observe what kind 
of ball is to be served the batsman. It does not always happen 
that the hit comes the way expected. It is quite possible to get a 
general idea of what is coming and to be prepared for it. 

Having figured out as nearly as possible which way the batted 
ball is to come, and so placed yourself that you can best play it 
when it comes, without ruining your chances of fielding, a hit 
of another sort should calculations fail to materialize the next 
question up to the fielder is how to take the ball when it 
comes. 



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AMBIDEXTROUS FIELDING 

Individuality will have to assert itself here. If the ball is to 
the right of you, even though palpably in the third baseman's 
territory, it is the shortstop's duty to be over there before it 
gets to the corner fielder in order to back up a possible fumble. 
If not in his territory, and the drive is too fast to get in front of 
it, don't waste time, but take it with one hand. You will be 
fortunate to stop it, but don't let possible errors in your column 
stand in the way. A man who tries is worth two times the man 
who is looking after his record. If the ball should stick and 
the play at first is easy, take your time, but don't waste it. If 
the play is fast don't take time to straighten up, but shoot the 
ball underhand to first. This is an important feature in heading 
off batters at first, and many shortstops have built up reputa- 
tions almost solely on their ability to get the ball away from 
them which ever way they may happen to receive it. 

Fielding balls on the left-hand side of the shortstop's position 
is a much more difficult proposition, yet many spectacular plays 
are seen on the diamond of balls fielded over second base and 
runners retired at first. 

Yet the play at first is not the prime feature that makes an 
ability to field accurately to the left of the shortstop important. 
Double plays and the cutting off of hit-and-run plays rest en- 
tirely with the shortstop, on hits over or near second. The 
shortstop, in case of a double play, frequently has no time to 
let the ball tarry an instant in his hands, but scoops it over to 
the second baseman with almost the same motion with which it 
was fielded, whence it is relayed to first. 

This play requires considerable practice, and the least miscue 
is apt to throw off the first out and ruin the double. There is 
no verbal instruction that can teach just how these plays can be 
executed. Each play has some slight variation from the other, 
which makes it necessary for the fielder to suit conditions to the 
case and work out his own problems on the diamond. 




NAPOLEON LAJOIE 



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NOT AN EASY TASK 

By Napoleon Lajoie. 

The shortstop's life, like the policeman's, is not a happy one. 
I have played several positions on a baseball team, and I know 
what I say. Short field covering involves a tremendous respon- 
sibility in both receiving hit balls and getting away thrown balls 
accurately, to say nothing of having to size up a play with two 
or three possible solutions every five minutes. I thought the 
sphere of the second baseman was hard enough, but when I 
tried shortstop in 1904 I found out that I had to accept more 
chances, cover even more territory and make longer and faster 
throws. 

When I came over from second base I found my chief weak- 
ness was an over-eagerness to get to the ball, which seemed 
slower in getting down to me, and some difficulty in getting used 
to the longer and faster throw. 

In the course of time I adjusted myself to the change. I found 
out, however, that there is one thing above all others that the 
shortstop must have, and that is ability to get the ball away 
from any position and deliver it accurately and fast. 

To meet this requirement the fielder must have an arm of iron 
and must be naturally quick in mind, foot, eye and hand. There 
are some few things which can assist natural ability and quali- 
fications in this respect. One of them is constant practice. 

The shortstop's position at his station is not a much mooted 
one. Normally, the shorthelders, including myself, play very 
deep, provided they possess strong arms. No other player, by 
the way, than one who has, can hope to last long in this position. 
For a left-hand batter the position is somewhat different. I 
would in that case move somewhat to the right and well back. 

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my position, as they do with every careful shortstop. For ex- 
ample, a straight ball to a right-hand batter means that the ball, 
if a grounder, will probably be hit straight to short or third base, 
while an outcurve to a right-hand batter means that the hit ball 
will most likely go to the right of second base. Various re- 
sults occur from the different deliveries of pitchers, and for 
this reason shortstops should make a study of the effect of 
batting of right- and left-handers on the different curves, and 
place themselves accordingly. It will be found that while in 
many cases the calculation of the fielder as to where the ball 
is going to be hit will fail, in other instances they are correct 
and save many a weaiy chase after what would otherwise be a 
hard rap. 

The playing of this position, too, varies with respect to the 
peculiarities of one's team mates in the infield. Any weakness 
of the second baseman on hits to his right or in covering the 
bag will make a corresponding difference in the fielding play of 
the shortstop. The same may be said of the other side of the 
shortstop. 

Having accustomed himself to his position, and discovered the 
weaknesses and strength of the men with whom he is to work, the 
shortstop should next figure out carefully the points of the first 
baseman of his team — the target at which he is to throw. It 
may count something at a critical time to know whether his team 
mate is weak or strong on low or high throws. 

The throwing proposition should be carefully considered by 
the shortstop. If the work of getting the ball away from the 
player proves a constant strain on him, he had better seek another 
berth, as sooner or later his arm will go and he will be useless 
altogether. 

One of the most trying throws a shortstop has to make 'is that 
of taking a ball on the run to the left of him with one hand, 
and then getting it away to first in time to head off the runner. 
The throw must be made carefully or it will net two or three 
bases instead of one. At the same time it must be made hur- 
riedly or it will be useless. Shortstops must bear in mind that 



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a ball thrown on the run will always raise. A fast grounder 
is the easiest for the shortstop, as he has time to set himself 
for the throw. Without unduly delaying, the shortstop should 
always take time to steady himself where the occasion permits. 
A slow bounder must necessarily be taken on the run. If it is 
waited for the chances are the runner will beat it out. The most 
successful throwers from shortstop and second, who have the 
reputations of being able to shoot the ball accurately from any 
old position on the dead gallop, throw underhanded. Thus they 
save the interval it would take to straighten up. This is a hard 
throw, however, as the fielder is virtually looking at the first 
baseman from a distorted angle and his throw therefore is liable 
to go wrong. As stated before, however hard a play seems, if 
it saves a fraction of an instant it should be tried until found 
impossible or successful. 

A great many of the old-time fielders were sticklers for putting 
their heels together and fielding according to precise method. 
I believe that every boy or man who is learning the game of 
base ball will find out by trial the method of handling ground 
balls best suited to his individuality. Few of the ball players 
of the present time pay any attention to keeping their heels 
together and such old-age maxims. The shortstop should play 
his position with his hands. If it goes through these the chances 
are the runner will be safe anyhow, and the fielders are now 
coached to back up the infield so that any chance of an extra 
base would be prevented by them. 

The "pickup" is the play that makes most trouble for short- 
stops. So long as irregularities of the ground do not inter- 
fere, there is no reason why practice shouldn't make the short- 
stop perfectly accurate on this form of grounder however. 

Covering second is one of the duties, frequently an onerous 
one, of the shortstop. By prearrangement with the second base- 
man it is understood which player is to cover the bag under cer- 
tain conditions. The play of the opposing team, however, may 
necessitate constant changing of this arrangement through the 
game. For example, a base runner, by a " bluff " break for second, 



12 Spalding's Athletic Library, 

may draw over the man who is to cover second and thus locate 
him. On the next day a hit and run with the batter may be 
worked and the batter push a single through the place he knew 
would be left open by the man covering second. 
. The pitcher, second baseman and shortstop should also have 
a code of signals in order to play a runner when he gets on the 
second station. 

Most shortstops, when it has been decided that they are to 
cover the bag on certain plays, want the catcher to throw the 
ball direct to the base and take chances on getting to it in time. 
In nearly every case there will be little trouble in getting there. 
While it is part of the catcher's business to throw a perfect ball, 
still the shortstop ought to get all the practice he can in re- 
ceiving throws and putting then on imaginary runners. The 
fraction of an instant in getting down to the ground with that 
throw counts here. It is the old story of an instant againsl the 
runner, which is the key of defensive play. 



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BY RHODY WALLACE 

Any player who expects to become a shortstop must be able to 
throw from any position and to throw hard and fast; he must 
be good on handling ground balls and must be quick at every- 
thing he does. Nearly every play he makes requires the utmost 
speed he can put into it as delays are dangerous. 

The most critical time for the shortstop is when men are on 
the bases and good batsmen are up. As the game is played now 
it is easy enough for the m m on base and at bat to draw the 
fire of the defensive team and find whether second or shortstop 
intends covering the bag for a throw after attempts at the hit- 
and-run play. Having found this out, the batsman can hit 
through the man who is to cover the bag, or can try to, and the 
shortstop or second baseman, whoever he may be, can't help the 
matter. The only counter to this is for short and second to 
change their tactics in this respect after each feint by the 
enemy. 

With men on bases, too, the shortstop has to be doubly watch- 
ful, both to cover the bag or to handle possible hits. He is im- 
peded by runners in front of him likewise. 

Covering the bag is one of the most difficult features of the 
play for the shortstop, inasmuch as it is to his left and all his 
play in this matter is to the wrong side of him. Some players 
watch the catcher for signals as to covering second base. This 
is as good as another, though the agreement is usually between 
the second baseman and shortstop. In any event, the player 
should be very careful about leaving his position before the ball 
is on the way to the plate. 

Most shortstops prefer to have the catcher throw the ball at 
the base and low, taking chances on getting there in time. As a 
rule the chance against this is not large. 




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Spalding's Athletic Library. 15 

As to covering the bag there are one or two rules that should 
apply always. Every ball hit to the left of the pitcher should be 
the signal for the shortstop to cover second. The general di- 
rection of the hit is quickly ascertained by the shortstop and 
by the time the fielder is ready to make the play at second the 
shortstop will have beaten his throw to the base. 

With first and third bases occupied, the shortstop should cover 
the base on throws from the catcher, leaving the second base- 
man in a better position to return a short throw to the plate in 
case the third baseman starts for home. 

The fielding of the shortstop's berth is the busiest of the entire 
infield. For while the shortstop is making plays as hard as any 
on the diamond, he has, even while making the effort, to decide 
in his own mind what throw will accomplish the best results, what 
time he has to make the effort, and how he will throw the ball. 

There are times when a fraction of a second makes or mars 
a play for the shortstop, and therefore he has little time to 
think. I usually have the situation sized up for any possible 
condition before the batsman has hit the ball. The rest is a 
matter of mechanical fielding, and, as a rule, difficult throwing. 
Unless a man has an arm of steel and is very quick, he has little 
chance to last long. It is a terrific strain on the arms, an I the 
body, too, and few men stick long in this position because of 
the wear and tear. 

Study batters and watch the signals of the battery. You will 
find it will help you greatly in judging about what is going to 
happen. 

All shortfielders should get underhand throwing practice and 
plenty of it. It is this form of delivery of the ball that enables 
shortstops to get the ball away without having to straighten up 
and draw back the arm. 



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SHORT TALK WITH THE BOYS 

By Albert Bridwell. 

In my observation it has yet to fail that when a score of boys 
are gathered for a base ball game, the spryest and most active of 
the group will wish to play shortstop if sides are chosen. 

I can recall that when I played ball as a boy, I was one of the 
youngsters who essayed to play shortstop, because I had the repu- 
tation of moving rapidly over the ground, and there were few 
of my acquaintance who were fleet of foot and adroit who had 
not a similar inclination. 

As I remember it, the boy who could play tag and seldom be 
touched, and the boy who could take part in prisoner's base and 
elude most of the boys who played against him, usually, for some 
reason or another, drifted into the position of shortstop when 
it came to a ball game. 

Boys as they grow older and become young men learn that 
this seemingly natural selection of youth follows when the nines 
of mature years are placed on the field. The agile and alert 
player becomes a shortstop as naturally as the tall and cool boy, 
with a knack of catching thrown balls perfectly, gravitates to the 
position of first base. 

For that reason, I wish to lend my encouragement to the short 
and sturdy chaps, who move with the rapidity of well trained 
and developed muscles, for the position of shortstop. Nine times 
out of ten, if the impulse of base ball takes them to that position 
on the diamond, they will succeed. 

Any number of instances may be cited to prove this. At the 
present time we always can find excellent shortstops among the 
major league players who are men of lesser stature than those at 
some other positions on the field. For that reason, it is safe to 
recommend to the beginner, who is a little below the average 



18 Spalding's Athletic Library. 

height, to play shortstop if he feels it in him to be a shortstop, 
and to stick to the position once he undertakes it. 

The theory that the shortstop and second baseman have each a 
single position to play on the infield has been abandoned. To 
be strictly accurate both play two positions. Perhaps I might bet- 
ter state it by saying that they alternate in two positions. 

Each of them has a field of his own to play and each of them 
at times must guard second base. Further than that, both of them 
are called upon to act as relay outfielders. For example : with a 
man on first base, the next batter is a pronounced right field hit- 
ter. To guard second against being stolen, or to assist in re- 
tiring the runner at second if the batter should hit the ball to 
right field, it is evident that for the time being the shortstop must 
become the second baseman. 

To reverse that, if there is a runner on first base and the 
batter is a pronounced left field hitter, it is equally apparent that 
the shortstop must guard his position, while the second baseman 
naturally becomes the player on watch at the base of which he is 
supposed to be the custodian. 

Thus it is evident that the shortstop, in addition to his duties 
as a fielder, must also meet all the requirements of a first class 
baseman when it becomes necessary to handle the ball accurately 
on runners. 

On long hits to left field, and left center field particularly, the 
shortstop must be ready to relay the throw from the outfielder, 
exactly as the second baseman is required to become the relay as- 
sistant on all long drnes to right field, and to right center field. 
Throughout all the incidents of a ball game the shortstop and 
second baseman are ceaselessly in earnest in supporting the field- 
ing of their team mates. 

As a rule the man of average height, who is not required to 
carry surplus weight, is quick of motion — an attribute which is of 
the greatest necessity to the shortstop. Within one inning a 
shortstop may be called upon to back up the third baseman on a 
hit which slants from third toward short and which the third 
baseman but imperfectly stops. He may be asked to relay the 



Spalding's Athletic Library. 19 

ball from the center fielder to the plate. He may be called upon 
to cover second base on a throw made by the second baseman. 
It may be his duty to receive a throw from the catcher at second 
because the second baseman cannot afford to leave his own ter- 
ritory for the time being. There may be a chance after the pitcher 
has partially knocked down a ground hit which only the shortstop 
can handle by running through from his customary place to the 
spot where the ball rolls after it bounds from the pitcher's hands. 
Thus you see the shortstop is a young man of many possibilities, 
and to be successful in all of these chances he must not only be 
speedy, but he must have the endurance and the stamina to sup- 
port him in his great activities on the diamond. 

Elsewhere much advice has been given as to the playing of the 
position of shortstop. It is all good advice, and certain to be val- 
uable to any young player. What I am trying to make clear is 
the fact that to be successful at shortstop there must be great 
innate speed possibilities, and that young players who have 
natural speed and natural ability to handle hits batted along the 
ground, and to catch speedy and not always accurate throws, are 
to be encouraged to play shortstop if they begin in that particular 
position. 

Except that the shortstop is now quite as much of a second 
baseman as he is a shortstop, there is nothing relatively different 
in the work on that part of the infield from what there was 
years ago. There never has been a time when the shortstop 
was not a supporting player. The very theory of his position, 
from the days when the pastime began to develop along its pres- 
ent lines, were that he should be as nearly ubiquitious as possible. 
He is supposed to be fast enough to back up almost everybody 
on the field — with the possible exception of the outfielders. He 
cannot get behind them. It is too far away. But he has become 
a valuable assistant to them by reason of his ability to run far 
into the outfield and help them home with the ball, and that 
very play has saved more than one game in the larger profes- 
sional organizations. 

Modern batting has changed the work of the third baseman 



20 Spalding's Athletic Library. 

and the pitcher, because it has given both of them the difficult 
bunt hit to handle. The same play has affected the first base- 
man, although not to a like extent, because the first baseman, 
except in the greatest of emergencies, must still be considered 
the guardian of the base at which he is stationed. 

Modern batting has not had a like effect on the fielding of the 
shortstop. Hits to his field vary little from what they did years 
ago. If there is any change of note it is more in the batters than 
it is in the kind of hits which they make. More left hand 
batters and more batters of great sprinting ability make it in- 
cumbent on the shortstop to handle the ball with accuracy and 
extreme rapidity. Some of the batters of the professional 
leagues are adept in hitting the ball slowly at an extreme angle 
between third and shortstop, where it is almost out of the ques- 
tion for the third baseman to handle it, and where the only 
chance which the shortstop has is to be fully as lively as the 
batter and alert enough to divine his intention. 

Taking everything into consideration, I believe that the boy 
of average height will find that the position of shortstop is 
as much or more to his liking than any on the field, provided 
he combines an abundance of speed with his inches. 



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SOME WAGNERISMS 

By the Editor. 

At first I thought of making the title of this brief article some 
"Aphorisms by Hans Wagner," but it is so difficult to get this 
great and genial player to devote a formal period to the dis- 
cussion of baseball that it was given up. The only way to gather 
information from Wagner is to pick it up here and there as he 
is heard to discuss certain plays in traveling about during the 
league circuit and as he talks of baseball now and then when 
he is home with the folks. 

The modesty of Wagner has not been exaggerated. He is 
every bit as modest and as unassuming as he is a great ball 
player, and he is one of the greatest ball players who ever lived 
in the history of our great American game. 

Through the necessity of the Pittsburg club to have a com- 
petent man at shortstop most of his playing has been done at 
that position, but he can also play first base, second base and 
the outfield. I do not know that he ever tried his hand at third 
base and if there is one position more than another on the 
diamond which might embarrass him, perhaps it is third base. 
That would be largely due to his haste in getting the ball 
over to the first baseman, for he is a very hard and swift 
thrower, and occasionally he might shoot the ball into the stands. 

"WAGNERISMS." 

Don't fool with the ball. It is just as likely to fool you. 
When it comes toward the place that you are playing on the field 
try to figure where you will stop it the surest, and then stop it. 

Pretty motions aren't half so valuable as throwing out the bat- 
ter. If somebody says that you threw the ball like a camel, never 
mind, if you got the player out. 

When you stop the ball on the ground, smother it. Don't try 
to get it with the ends of your fingers. Not only will the ball 



22 Spalding's Athletic Library. 

be apt to get away from you, but your lingers may be none the 
better for the contact. 

Don't play baseball with flat feet. A fielder must be in motion 
or be ready to get in motion. An inch gained when the ball 
left the bat may be a foot gained when it gets to you, and the 
foot that you have gained may be a gain of a yard on the bat- 
ter who is trying for the base. 

When a base runner is coming to the base and you are guard- 
ing it to receive the throw, keep your eye on the ball, instead of 
on the runner, but be sure that you know your distance from 
the base. Young players occasionally make perfect catches but 
imperfect motions when they are trying to reach the run- 
ner, because they have underestimated the difference between 
them and the base. Nothing makes a man feel cheaper than to 
reach for a runner and find that he has slid to the base in safety 
because the fielder was playing too far inside. 

Don't try to play hard hits with a soft hand. Know that the 
ball is coming with speed and be prepared to grip it, not to pat 
it softly. 

Know the position of first base so well that when a fast run- 
ner is on his way to the base you are never compelled to take 
a second look before you are ready to send the ball away from 
you. 

Cultivate plenty of freedom of motion in the shoulder. Many 
an infielder loses an opportunity to make a good play because he 
is too accustomed to use his forearms in stopping the ball when 
he should be equally as proficient in using the full arm. 

Plenty of practice in handling slow grounders will never hurt 
any young player. The ball, slowly twisting and squirming over 
the turf, is a great deal harder to handle than when it bounds 
regularly, and with little motion to it except the forward mo- 
tion, which has been communicated by the force with which it 
was batted. 

Know what the next play must be on the field. There is 
little excuse for the infielder who throws to first base when 
he should have thrown to second to try for a double play. 



Spalding's Athletic Library. 23 

Young players frequently do that beeause they have not thought 
out the probabilities of the game in advance. 

The shortstop can work with the pitcher as well as any 
other member of a team. If he knows that the pitcher is trying 
to force a batter to hit the ball to a certain part of the field 
he can afford to lend his assistance toward covering any point 
where the next play is likely to occur. If it is well known that 
a certain batter is a pronounced right field hitter and the ex- 
igencies of the game make it better for him to bat in that par- 
ticular direction at a certain time, the shortstop who edges over 
to third at that point is not helping the strategy of his team 
very much. 

Study the batters. All of them have their peculiarities. They 
may fool everybody two or three times in succession and the 
next ten times bat exactly where they are usually accustomed to 
push the ball. 

Xo hesitancy need be had in wearing a glove. Everybody 
wears them now and they save the hands. A shortstop with two 
good hands is a great deal better than a shortstop with battered 
fingers, who loses the telling hit in the greatest emergency. 

It is always good base ball to be able to run back of the short- 
stop's position and catch those tantalizing short flies which are 
the bane of all teams in the field. Many a game has been 
won because the shortstop was too slow and the left fielder too 
far out to get a fly which either could have caught in one hand. 

Occasionally it is not a bad play to block a runner, but it is 
pretty poor base ball to try to block every runner who is trying 
for second base. Some don't need to be blocked, and others are 
as clumsy in trying to make the base as they would be in at- 
tempting a double somersault. It is well to study their ways of 
sliding. Almost all of them have qualities which are their per- 
sonal property. 

Never try to make a one hand stop when it would be every 
bit as easy to handle the ball with both hands. Your team 
mates are not interested in your personal gracefulness. They 
want to see the batters put out. 




1, Collins; 2, Mclnnes; 3, Murphy; 4, Barry. 



A GROUP OF PHILADELPHIA AMERICANS. 

Van Oeyen, Photo. 



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REQUIREMENTS OF SHORTSTOP PLAY 

By Hugh Jennings, 
Manager of the Detroit team, premier shortstop of his time. 

It is a difficult matter to give points on paper as to what are 
the requirements of superior work at shortstop. The ball player 
par excellence is the one who intuitively knows what to do and 
has the speed and mechanical skill to do it accurately. He does 
not have to stop to think or to reason. His studying has been 
done before hand, so that no situation during a game will arise 
that can catch him napping. He "lies awake nights" planning 
how to meet the emergency that has just arisen. It is no new 
situation that requires hesitancy. It is an old friend — or enemy 
— and is welcomed as furnishing the opportunity of putting plans, 
well-laid beforehand, into instant execution. 

For that reason I say it is a rather difficult matter to set down 
on cold paper what are the requirements of acceptable work at 
short. The whole thing might be summed up in the advice to 
study the possibilities, and, having studied, study some more. 
Whatever the position may be on the ball field — shortstop or bat 
boy — there is room for thought and study as to how to do the 
work in the best possible way. For the shortstop the endeavor 
should be to plan out the best methods of defense — to keep his 
opposing players from making runs — and of offense — how to 
make as many runs himself or aid in his team mates making 
them. 

Not so long ago I had some experience at shortstop myself, 
and from what I learned during that period and from watching 
other men at the position and at other stations, I have reached 
the conclusion that the position of shortstop is not only the most 
important, but is the most difficult of them all if played properly. 
Those who are disposed to question this assertion will argue 



26 Spalding's Athletic Library. 

that the shortstop has more time to get in front of the drives 
than the first or third baseman, for instance, and that these drives 
do not come to him with the same speed. Concisely, that the short- 
stop has more time to handle less difficult offerings than those 
sent to either third or first base. But whatever credit to the 
position can be derived from this feature is more than over- 
balanced by others. Without leaving the imaginary lines that 
bound his own legitimate territory, he must be able to make head- 
long dives that are to terminate in wonderful scoop-ups of balls 
that sizzle past; and, having done so, he must ofttimes make 
phenomenally long, quick and accurate throws. 

He must be prepared at any moment to go outside of his recog- 
nized territory and back up second, third and home, besides going 
far into the outfield to relay throw-ins of long hits. To play the 
position well a man must certainly have a good pair of hands 
and a good arm and be fast on his feet. 

A good pair of hands is absolutely essential because of the 
many ground hits sent in his direction and also because he is 
supposed to take a majority of the catcher's throws when an 
attempt is made to steal. A strong arm is required because of 
the long, quick throws necessary when playing deep. Speed is 
essential because of the amount of territory he must cover on 
both sides. 

A shortstop can improve his position very much if he becomes 
the directing head of the infield. When the ball is not hit to 
him he must direct the man to whom it is hit where to throw it 
so that he will not hesitate in sending the ball immediately where 
it will do the most good. 

The position of shortstop offers the most brilliant possibilities 
to the young amateur. He has chances to distinguish himself 
there he could gain in no other position. Bring to it the study, 
practice, good pair of hands, able and accurate arm and the speed 
essential and I am sure the man who chooses to shine at that post 
will never have cause to regret his choice. 



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boys under 16 years of age) and all 
games in which this ball is used will be 
recognized as legal games. Warranted 
to last a full game when used under 

ordinary conditions. 
No. Bl. "Official National League" Jr. 
** ° " •'" ° fl - Each. $1.00 








Spalding' 

Double Seam 

League Ball 

Pure Para Rubber Center 
Sewed with double seam, rendering it 
floubly secure against ripping. The 
most durable ball made. Horse hide 
cover, pure Para rubber center, wound 
with best all-wool yarn. Warranted to 
last a full game when used under 
ordinary conditions, but usually good 

for two or more games. 
No. 0. Each, $1.25 Dozen, $15.00 



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Spalding League 
Rubber Center Ball 

No. IRC. Horse hide cover, 
pure Para rubber center, 
wound with best wool yarn ; 
double stitched red and green. 
Each. $1.00 Doz,$ 12.00 



Spalding 
City League 

T No. L4. Horsehidecover, 
and rubber center wound 
with yarn. Full size and 
weight. Very well made. 
Each,75c. Doz.,$9.00 



Spalding National 
Association Jr. 

No.B2. Horsehidecover, 
pure Para rubber center 
wound with yarn. Slightly 
under regulation size. 

Each, 75C. 



Above boll, warranted to la»t « full game when uaed under ordinary condition*. 

Spalding Professional 

"No. 2. Horsehidecover. full size. Care- 
fully selected material ; first-class quality. 
In separate box and sealed. Each, 50c. 

Spalding Public School League 

No. B3. Junior size, horse hide cover.ru b- 
ber center wound with yarn. For prac- 
tice by boys' teams. . _. Each, 50c, 

Spalding Lively Bounder 

No. lO. Horse hide cover Inside is 
all rubber, liveliest ball ever offered. In 
separate box and sealed. Each, 25c. 

Spalding Junior Professional 

No. 7B. Slightly under regular size. 
Horse hide cover, very lively. Perfect 
boys' size ball. In separate box and 
sealed. ....... Each, 25c 

Spalding King of the Diamond 

No. 5. Full-size, good material, horse 
hide cover In separate box. Each, 25c. 

Spalding Boys' Favorite Ball 

No. 12. Lively, two-piece cover. Dozen 
balls in box Each, 10c. 

Spalding Boys' Amateur Ball 

No. 11. Nearly regulation size and 
weight. Best for the money on market. 
Dozen balls in box. . . Each, 10c. 

Spalding Rocket Ball 

No 13. Good bounding ball, boys' size. 
Best 5-cent two-piece cover ball on the 
market Dozen balls in box. Each, 5c. 





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SPALDING "WORLD SERIES" CATCHERS' MITT 

Patented January 2. 1906: March 30. 1909, and including King 
PROFESSIONAL MODEL. KING PATENT PADDING 

No. I O-O. Patented Molded Face. Modeled 
after ideas of greatest catchers in the country. 
Brown calfskin throughout. King Patent felt 
padding, hand stitched, may be adjusted read- 
ily. Patent laced back; leather lace; metal , 
eyelet*; leather strap and brass buckle fasten- M 
ing. Felt lined strap, and heel of hand-piece fl 
also felt lined. Leather bound edges. Smaller H 

than our No. 9-0 Each, $8.00 1 

Spalding "Three-and-Out" Catchers' Mitt * 

Patented January 2. l'JOS: Patented March 30. 1909. 

No. 9-0. Patented Molded Face and hand 
formed pocket. Brown calfskin throughout. 
Padded with hair felt; patent lace back; leather 
lace; metal eyelets; leather strap and brass 
buckle fastening. Heel of hand piece felt lined. j^ jo«0 
Leather bound edges. Larger than No. 10-0; 
has not patent King Padding. Each, S58.00 
Spalding " Perfection " Catchers' Mitt 

PaU-nted Januarv 2. 1906. March 30. 1*19. and including; 
F >» Patent Padding. Patented February 20. 1912. 

No. 7-0. Brown calfskin throughout. Patent 
combination shaped face, padding of hair felt 
and Fox Patent Padding Pocket, so additional 
padding may be inserted at heel. Extra felt 
padding supplied with each mitt. Patent laced 
back and thumb; leather lace; strap-and-buckle 
fastening. Heel of hand-piece felt lined. 
Leather bound edges. . Each, $6.00 

Spalding "Collegiate" Catchers' Mitt 

Patentel January 2. 190i". : March 30. 1909. and including: 
King Patent Padding. Patented June 28. 1910. 

No. 6-0. Molded face. Olive-colored leather, 
perfectly tanned to enable us to produce neces- m -..« 
sary "pocket "with smooth surface on face. 
King Patent felt padding, hand stitched, patent 
laced back and thumb; leather lace; strap-and- 
buckle fastening. Heel of hand-piece felt 
lined. Leather bound edges. Each, $5.00 
Spalding " League Extra" Catchers' Mitt 

Patented Jan. 2. 19D6; Sept. 29. 1908; March 30. 1909. 

No. 6-0. Molded face. Tanned buff colored 
leather, patent felt padding; strap-and-buckle 
fastening at back; reinforced at thumb; patent 
laced back. Heel of hand-piece felt lined. 
Leather bound edges. . . . Each, $4.00 
Spalding "League Special" Catchers' Mitt 

Patented January 2. 1906; March 30. 1909. 

No. 4-0. Molded face. Tanned brown leather; 
patent felt. padding; reinforced and laced at 
thumb; patent laced back; strap-and-buckle 
fastening at back. Heel of hand-piece felt 
lined. Leather bound_edges. Each, $3.00 

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ling Men's Catchers' Mitts 

No. 3-0. " Decker Patent." Brown oak 
tanned leather throughout ; patent laced back, 
reinforced, laced at thumb. Sole leather finger 

protection Each, S3. SO 

No. OR. "Decker Patent." Black grain 
?ather throughout ; reinforced and laced at 
thumb ; patent laced back. Sole leather finger 

protection Each, $2. SO 

No. O. "Interstate." Professional model size. 
Brown grain leather face, sides and finger piece, 
p3arl grain leather back; padded; reinforced, 
iacedat thumb; patentlaced back. Ea.,$3.00 
No. OA. " Inter-City." Special large size. 
Brown grain leather face, green leather sides 
and back ; reinforced, laced at thumb ; patent 

laced back Each, $2. BO 

No. I S. "Athletic." Large model. Smoked 
horse hide face and finger-piece; reinforced 
and laced at thumb; patent laced back. Special 

style padding Each, $2.00 

No. I C. "Back-Stop." Large model. Gray 
leather face and finger-piece; brown leather 
side and back; padded; reinforced, laced at 
thumb; patent laced back. . Each, $1.50 
No. I R. "Semi-Pro." Large model. Black 
grain leather; reinforced, laced at thumb; pat- 
entlacedback. Special padding. Ea., S2.00 
No. 2C. "Foul Tip." Oak tanned leather; 
iadded; reinforced and laced at thumb; back 

mtent full laced Each, 9 I .OO 

No. 2R. "Association." Large model. Black, 
smooth tanned leather face, back and finger- 
piace; tan leather sides; padded; reinforced 
and laced at thumb. . . . Each, $ I .OO 

Spalding Youths' Catcher*' Mitts 
No. 3 R. "Interscholastic." Large size. Black 
leather face, back, finger-piece; sides of brown 
leather; reinforced, laced at thumb. Ea.,7 6c. 
No. 2B. "Youths' League." Junior size. 
Pearl colored-; smooth tanned leather face and 
finger-piece ; back and sides of brown leather ; 
padded ; patent laced thumb. Each, $ I .OO 
No. 4. "Public School." Large size. Face, 
finger-piece and back brown oak tanned leather; 
padded; reinforced, laced at thumb. Ea., 50c. 
No. 5. "Boys' Delight." Face and finger- 
piece of brown oak tanned leather; canvas 
back; laced thumb; well padded. Each, 25c. 
No. 6. "Boys' Choice." Brown oak tanned 
leather; padded i laced thumb. _JEach, 25c. 

All Styles Made in Rights and Lefts. When Ordering 
for Left Handed Players Specify "Full Right" . 

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Mitts 



Basemen's 




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Patented June 

'Broken-In' 



Basemen's Mitt 



No, A AX. Already broken in; ready to put on and play 1 
when you buy. Finest buck. 'King Patent Padding,ar-| 
ranged for insertion of extra padding. Each, $5.00 ' 
Professional Models. King Patent Padding 
No. BXP. Calfskin; leather lacing. Leather strap 
at thumb. King Patent Padding. Each, $4.00 

No. AXP. White tanned leather throughout. Leather 
strap at thumb. King Patent Padding. Each, $4.00 

Spalding "League Special" Basemen's Mitt 

■ Patented Feb. 20. 1912 

No. AX. With Fox Patent Padding pocket, so addi- 
tional padding may be inserted. Extra felt padding 
supplied with each mitt. White tanned buckskin face, 
back and lining; leather lacing all around. Ea. ,$4.00 

Spalding Basemen's Mitts 
No. BXS. "League Special." Brown calfskin face, 
back and lining; leather lacing all around. Ea.,$4.00 
No. CO. " Professional ." Olive calfskin face, back 
and lining. Padded; laced all around. Each, $3.00 
No. CO No. CX. "Semi-Pro." Face of tanned buff-color 
^ --— 7^-.. leather, back of firm tanned brown leather, laced all 

JF <*^S. around, padded at wrist and thumb. Each, $2.50 

| JJ^'aL- \ No. CXR. "Amateur" (Black.) Black calfskin 
face, black leather back and lining. Properly padded; 
laced all around. . ...... Each, $2.00 

No. CXS. "Amateur." Tanned brown grained lea- 1 
ther. Correctly padded: laced all around. Ea.,$2.00 
No. DX. "Double Play." Oak tanned leather,' 

padded, laced all around Each, $1.50 

No. EX. " League Jr." Black smooth leather, 
laced all around. Suitably padded. . • Each, $1.00 

Spalding "League Extra" Pitchers' and 
Basemen's Mitt 

No. IF. Face of white buck, balance of brown calfskin; 
padded; without hump. Laced all around. Ea.,$3.50 

Spalding Fielders' Mitts 

No. 2MF. Pliable; best for outfielders. Brown calf- 
skin face; extra full thumb, leather lined. Fa ,$3.00 
No. 5MF. Specially tanned olive leather, padded with 
fine felt; leather lined; full thumb, Ea., $2.00 
No. 6MF. Made of white tanned buckskin; leather 
lined ; large thumb ; well padded. . Each, $1. SO 
No 7MF. Good quality pearl colored leather; well 
padded; leather lined. ..... Each, $1.00 

No. 8F. Black tanned leather, padded; leather lined;, 
reinforced, laced at thumb. . . . Each, $1.00 

When No. 9F. Boys' mitt. Oak tanned smooth leather, 1 




No. 2MF 

Made in Rights and Left 



° rderi He$f2 L "FuU R&t" laye " Padded^reinforced and laced at thumb. Each, 50cl 
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Spalding "Broken-In" Infielders' Glove 

No. SXL "Broken-In" style. Professional model. 
iw"Si?.i!"i9?ii Specially prepared leather. Needs no break- 
ing m. simply slip it on and start playing. Full leather 
lined. Welted seams •. . . Each, $5.00 

Spalding "World Series" Infielders* Gloves 

Leather Lined. Welted Seam... . ■ 

No. BB1. Professional model. King Patent Padding. 

rc»"!CJ'3J u 'i"6 Finest quality buckskin. Worn by some of the 

most successful National and American League infielders. 

Most popular style ever put out. . . . Each, $4.00 N «y~ 

No. AA1. For professional players. Finest buckskin. N0.3AL 

Regular padding, very little, but in right place. $4.00 

Trie Spalding "Leaguer" Glove 
No SS. Designed by one of the greatest infielders that 
ever played base ball. Might call it a special "Shortstop" 
glove, although it is an all-around style and is equally 
suitable for any infield player. Best quality buckskin, 
welted seams and leather lined throughout. Ea,, $4.00 

Spalding Infielders' Gloves 

No. PXL, "Professional." Buckskin in this glove is 

the finest obtainable. Heavily padded around edges 

and little finger Extra long to protect wrist. Leather 

lined throughout Welted seams. . . Each, $3.50 jsj 0# «js 

No RXL " League Extra." Black calfskin. Highest 

quality throughout Design similar to No. PXL Full 
• leather lined. Welted seams. „ ... Each. $3.50 

No. PX. " Professional." Finest buckskin, same as in 

ourNo.PXL. Padded with felt Welted seams. Ea.,$3.00 

No XWL. " League Special." Tanned calfskin. Padded 
.wnh felt Extra long to protect wrist. Highest quality 

workmanship Full leather lined Welted seams. Ea..$3.00 

No. 2W. "Minor League." Smoked horse hide. Pro- 
fessional model, full leather lined; King Patent Padding, 

as in Nos. SXL and BHL Welted seams. Each. $3.00 

No 2XR. "Inter-City." Professional style, with padded M 
, little finger, extra large thumb; welted seams. Good ™ ■ *** 

quality black calf, leather lined throughout Each, $2.50 

No. 2Y. " International." Smoked horse hide ; pro- 
fessional style, with specially padded little finger, extra 

large thumb, welted seams. Full leather lined. Ea.,$2.50 

No PBL. " Professional Jr." Youths' Professional style 

Selected velvet tanned buckskin. Same as No. PXL men V 

Leather lined throughout. Welted seams. Each, $2.5l 

No. 3X. "Semi-Pro." Good quality gray buck tanned 

leather Large model. Correctly padded; welted seams. 

Leather lined throughout Each, $2.00 

No. 2YA. "Either Hand." For right or leit hand, 

fitting either equally well. Special quality smoked horse 

hide; welted seams. Leather lined throughout. Ea y $2.50 

Wo. 2 Ya 

Above Glove* are nude regularly with Web of Leather between Thumb and Fin« Finger, which can 

be cut oul very easily if not required. All Spalding Infielders' Glove, are made with oui diverted 

•earn (Patented March 10, 1908) between fingers, adding considerably to durability of the gloves. 

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H^ Spalding Infielders' Gloves 

No. 3XR. "Amateur." Good quality black tanned 

leather, correctly padded, and extra large thumb; welted 

seams. Leather lined throughout. . . Each, $2.00 

No. 4X. "Association.** Good quality brown tanned 

leather, nicely padded; leather lined throughout, with 

inside hump; welted seams. Good value. Each, $2.00 

No. 11. "Match." Professional style. glove; special 

tanned olive colored leather throughout; welted seams; 

w correctly padded; full leather lined. . . Each, $1.50 

V*SP^ ^ No. XL. " Club Special." Made of special white tanned 

No^3XR leather, correctly padded on professional , model ; welted 

seams;, leather lined. . Each, $1.50 

No. XLA. "Either Hand." For right or left hand. 
Special white tanned leather, correctly padded ; welted 

>*_ seams; leather lined.' Each, $1.50 

i/ l^ 01 ML." "Diamond." Special model, very popular. 

M I Smoked sheepskin, padded; full leather lined. Ea.,$1.50 

/ No. XS. "Practice." White velvet tanned leather; welted 

.;>,jr seams; jnside hump; full leather lined. Each, $1.25 

$*< Hi N°- 15- "Regulation." Men's size. Brown tanned 

leather, correctly padded: palm leather lined. Ea.,$1.00 

No. 15R. "Regulation." Men'ssize. Black tanned leather, 

padded; inside hump; palm leather lined. Each, $1.00 

No. 10. "Mascot." Men'ssize. Olive tanned leather, 

. a.l/v padded; popular model; welted seams; palm leather 

0L A lined Each, $1.00 

\ '^F^fT/m Na 12 * " p "blic School." Full size. White chrome 
•"'ml llflift' tanned leather, correctly padded; inside hump; palm 

t it III leath-r lined Each, 75c. 

No. XB. "Boys' Special" Boys' Professional Style; good 
quality special tanned white leather, welted seams ; 
leather lined throughout. .• . . . . Each, $1.00 
No. 12R. "League Jr\" Full size. Black smooth 
tanned leather, lightly padded, but extra long ; palm 
leather lined;, welted seams; inside hump. Each, 75c. 
No. 16. "Junior." Full size; white chrome tanned 
leather, lightly padded, but extra long; palm leather 

No. 10 lined. Each, 50c. 

No 16W. "Star." Full size; white chrome tanned 
leather, welted seams ; correctly padded ; palm leather 

lined Each, 50c. 

No. 17. "Youths." Good size, special brown smooth 
tanned leather, nicely padded ; inside hump , palm 

leather lined. Each, 50c. 

No. 14. " Boys' Amateur." Youths' professional style. 
Special tanned white leather correctly padded and inside 

hump ; palm leather lined Each, 50c. 

No. 18. " Boys' Own." Oak tanned leather, padded; 
with inside hump; palm leather lined. . . Each, 25c. 
No. 20. "Boys' Favorite." Oak tanned leather, properly 
No. 16 j>added; palm leather lined. , . . . . Each, 25c. 

Above Glove, are made regularly with Web or Leather between Thumb and Fir.l Finger, which can 
be cut out very ea.ily if not required. All Spalding Infielders' Glove, are made with our diverted 
•earn (Patented March 10, 1908) between fingert. adding considerably to durability of the glove*. 
AUJStxle. Made in Right, and Left.. When Ordering for Left Handed Player. SpecifxlFuIl Right." ^ 

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a AUTOGRAPH MODa 
"• Largest and heaviest bat 
(except Meyers special 
lodol) used by any professional ball plarer. 
We. ghts from SH to 55 ounces^ length 35 in. 



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AUTOGRAPH 
MODa 

One of the host 
all afound models ever produced. Medium 
small handle and well distributed striking 
surface. Equally suitable for lh. ; full swing 
and for the choice style of batting. Weights 
from 4» to 45 ounces. Length 34 inches. 

,/ ' _, a AUTOGRAPH 

C^^yT5Vs*-S# MODEL 

' ' r Well balanced, com- 
paratively light weight, with sufficient wood 
to give splendid driving power. Weights 
from 36 to 40 ounces. Length 34M in. 



Very small handle, and balanced so that 
with a full swing, terrific driving power 
results. Weights from 37 to 41 ounces. 

Length 35 inches. 

- , - AUTOGRAPH 

^v^/c5^^ Spl MODEL deU 

comparatively small handle, well balanced., 
Weights from 40_to 44 o*. Length 35 in. 



Spalding 
"Players' . 
Autograph" 
Bats 

No. 100. We have 
obtained permission- 
from prominent 
National and Ameri- 
can League players 
to include in our line 
duplicates of bats 
they are actually 
using and which we 
supply them with, 
and these "Players' 
Autograph" Bats, 
bearing signature of 
player in each case,, 
represent their play- 
ing, bats in every de- 
tail. Finest air dried 
second growth 
straight grained 
■white ash, cut front 
upland timber, pos- 
sessing greater re- 
siliency, density^ 
strength ana driving 
qualities than 1 that 
of any other wood. 
The special oil finish 
on these bats hard- 
ens with age and in- 
creases the resiliency 
and driving power of 
the bat. Each, $1.00 
In stock in all Spald- 
ing stores in models 
listed on this page. 
Give name of player, 
when ordering. 

Can alto supply on special 
orders Donlin, Oskti, 
Keeler and Evert Models. 
Spalding bait improve with 
age if property cared for.j 
Bats made specially to or- 
der should not be u»ed for 
at least thirty (30} day* 
after they are finished, to 
give ample time for the| 
oiled finish to thoroughly: 
harden. Players always 
should have two or more 




Extra lante heavy 
bat with thick handle. Weights fiom 44 to 

48 ounces. Length 35 inches. 

AUTOGRAPH MODEL 
Different model from 
that formerly used by 
Clarice, i:nprovcd in balance, model and 
length. Weights from 39 to 43 ounces. 
Length 3 4 'i inches. 

S7 r>r-> » AUTOGRAPH 

C*<~~ <7 <-*~"- ~— <^. MODEL 

' Short bat. largo 
handle, well rounded end. Weights from 
AO to 44 ounces. Length 32 'A in. 



■&ir~L- 



MODEL 
Short bat. small 
handle, but body 
quite thiclc. Weights from 38 to 42 ounces. • 
Length 32 inches. 



and lightest bit 
used by any profes- 
sional player. Specially adapted to small 
or light men. Weights from 35 to 39 ounces. 
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SPALDING SPECIAL MODEL BATS 

For Over thirty years we have been turning out special model bats to suit the 
leading players of the prominent professional '••.», - 
leagues, and our records will show hundreds of .?.c?o" 
din. rent bats made in accordance with the ideas "£,?u 
of individual players, many of whom have been J"".*!* 
league record makers. "Chief" Meyers writes: <si»ne.i) Jr/ /vJcf 6 ^^'^^ 

We can supply, on special orders, Special Model Bats, same as made for the follow- 
ing most famous batsmen on the National League and American League teams: 



' personal model, which permission i 



BAKER. Pr.il.dclpr.il 
CALLAHAN. Chic. go. American I 
DEVORt. New YorK. National Le 
FLETCHER. New York. National I 
HERZOC. New YorU. National Le 
LUDERUS. Philadelphia. National 



MEYERS. New Yo 

OLORING. Philadelphia, An 

PASKERT. Philadelphia, Nalional Leajue . .Model 

SPEAKER. Boston. American League ....... Model 

THOMAS. Phil.Helprua. American League ... Model 



The originals from which we have turned Spalding Special Model Bats for 
players named we hold at our bat factory, making duplicates on special order 
only. These Spalding Special Model Bats do not bear the players' autographs. 
Spalding Special Model Bats, \;'^'".1'!.k^ Professional Oil Finish. Each, $1.00 

WE REQUIRE AT LEAST TWO WEEKS - TIME FOR THE EXECUTION OF SPECIAL BAT ORDERS 

SPALDING "ALL STAR" MODEL BATS 

No. 1 OOS. We have made up six what might be called "composite" models, com- 
bining the features of several in one bat, and we offer in these "All Star" Bats 
a line which possesses the most desirable features for amateurs or professionals. 
Timber same as in the Spalding "Players' Autograph" Bats. . Each, $1.00 

Furnished in six models of various lengths and weights. Mention Model Number when Ordering. 

SPALDING BROWN OIL-TEMPERED BATS 

No. 100D. Same quality as our "Players' Autograph" and "All Star" Models. 
Furnished in a mast popular assortment.- Special preparation used on this grade 
is similar to that which many professional players use. . . . Each, $1.00 

SPALDING PROFESSIONAL OIL FINISH BATS 

No. 1 OOP. This line is the result of exhaustive experiments and tests conducted in 
ourbal factory Timber same as "Players' Autograph" and "All Star." Ea.,$1.00 

Furnished in twelve models of various lengths and weights. Mention Model Number when Ordering. 

SPALDING GOLD MEDAL NATURAL FINISH BATS 

No. 100G. Timber is same as we use in the "Players' Autograph." the 
"All-Star," and the "Professional Oil Finish" bats Each, $1.00 

Furnished in twelve models of various lengths and weights. Mention Model Number when Ordering. 
Spalding bats improve wi'h age if properly cared for. Bats made specially to order should not be 
used for at least thirty (30) days after they are finished, to give ample time for the oiled finish to 
thoroughly harden. Players should make it a rule to have two or more bats in reserve at all time*. 

SPALDING TRADE-MARK BATS 

No. 75. Record. From the most popular models, light antique finish ^One 

dozen in crate (lengths, 30 to "5 inches; weights 36 to 42 ounces) 

No. 50M. Mushroom. Plain, special finish. 

This is a fine all-around bat. . . . Each, 

No.F. Fun go. Hardwood, 38 in. long, thin 

model. Professional oil finish. . Each, $1.00 

No. 50W. Fungo. Willow, light weight, full 

size bat, plain handle Each, 50c. 

No. 50T. Men's Taped League, ash, extra quality, 

special finish . Each, 50c. 

No.50. Men's League, ash, plain handle 
No.25. Men's City League, plain handle 

HOI 
PONT BLAME THE 
For Lengths and Weights of Bats listed on this pag 



Each. 75c. 

No 50B. Spalding Junior 
Special finish. Specially 
selected models. Lengths 
and weights proper for 
younger players. Ea. , 50c. 
No. 25B. Junior League, 
plain, extra quality ash, 
spotted burning. Ea.,25c. 
No. 10B. Boys' League, 
good ash.varnished. Ea. 



50c. 
25c. 



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Spalding "World Series" Open Vision Special Welded Frame Mask 

PATENTS APPLIED FOR 

No. 10-OW. Heavily padded; special welded frame. Has the best features of 
mask manufacture that have come to us during the many years since we put out 
the first really practical base ball catchers' mask. Weight is as light as consistent 
with .absolute safety; padding conforms to the face with comfort. Each, $5.00 

Spalding Open Vision Specially Soldered Frame Masks 

PATEN fb APHUF-D FOR 

No. 8-0. Heavily padded, soldered and reinforced frame of special steel wire, 
heavy black finish. Reintorced with hard solder at joining points. This feature 
of maximum strength, together with our patented open vision, has the endorsement 
of the greatest catchers in the National and American Leagues. Each, $5.00 
No. 9-0. Lightly padded, but otherwise similar in construction to our No. 8-0. 
Some catchers prefer the light padding that we use in our No. 9-0 style to the 
heavy padding with extra forehead pad, as in the No. 8-0. . . Each, $5.00 

Spalding " Special Soldered " Mask 
No. 6-0. Each crossing of the wires heavily soldered. Extra heavy wire frame, 
black finished; improved padding on sides, special forehead pad and molded leather 
chin-piece; elastic head-band and detachable cloth sun-shade. . Each, $4.00 

Spalding Open Vision Umpires' Mask 

No. 5-0. Open vision frame. Has neck protecting attachment and a special ear 

protection; nicely padded. Safest and most convenient. . . . Each, $5.00 

Spalding " Sun Protecting " Mask 

No. 4-0. Patent molded leather sun-shade, protecting eyes without obstructing 
view. Heavy steel wire, black finish. Padded leather chin-strap, improved design; 
hair-filled pads, including forehead pad, special elastic head-band. Each, $4.00 

Spalding " Neck Protecting " Mask 
No. 3-0. Neck protecting arrangement affords positive protection. Finest heavy 
steel wire, black finish; hair-filled pads, special elastic head-strap. Each, $3.50 

Spalding " Semi-Pro " League Mask 
No. O-P. Black annealed steel wire. Continuous side pads, leather covered, 
hair-filled; forehead pad; leather chin-strap; elastic head-band. Each, $2.50 

Spalding " Regulation League *• Masks 
No. 2-0. Black annealed steel wire. Hair-filled padding of improved design, 
including forehead pad, molded leather chin-strap; elastic head-band. Ea., $2.00 
No. O-X. Men's. Heavy annealed steel wire, finished in black. Improved! 
leather covered pads, including forehead pad, molded leather chin-strap. Ea. , $ 1 .50 
No. OXB. Best youths' mask. Black finish, soft annealed steel wire, similar 

quality throughout to No. OX Each, $1.50 

No. A. Men's. Black enameled steel wire, leather covered pads, forehead pad 

and molded chin-strap Each, $1.00 

No. B. Youths*. Black enameled steel wire, similar in quality throughout 

to No. A, but smaller in size Each, $1.00 

No. C. Black enameled; pads covered with leather, wide elastic head-strap, 

leather strap-and-buckle Each, 50c. 

No. D. Black enameled; smaller than No. C; substantial for boys. Each, 25c. 
Spalding Complete Catalogpc ol Athletic Goods Mailed Free. 



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actually furnish 






Complete, $15.00 <j»i ^ rr\ 

o!oo 

7.50 
7.50 
6.00 
5.00 
3.50 
2.50 
1.00, 



F vanou* colon and qualities of material that we 
mailed on application to any. team, together with 
measurement blank and full instructions for measuring player* for uniform*. 

Spalding "World Series" Uniform No. O. 

Net price to clubs ordering for Entire Team. 

Spalding "League" Uniform No. 1-T. Complete, $12.50 

Net price to clubs ordering for Entire Team. . . .' . . Suit, 

Interscholastic Uniform No. 2 Complete, $9.00 

Net price to clubs ordering for Entire Team. ..... Suit, 

Minor League Uniform No. M Complete, $9.00 

Net price to clubs ordering for Entire Team Suit, 

City League Uniform No. P Complete, $7.50 

Net Price to clubs ordering for Entire Team Suit, 

Club Special Uniform No. 3 Complete, $6.00 

Net price to clubs ordering for Entire Team Suit, 

Amateur Special Uniform No. 4. ... Complete, $4.00 
Net price to club3 ordering for Entire Team. .'.... Suit, 

Spalding Junior Uniform No. 5 Complete, $3.00 

Net price to clubs ordering nine or more uniforms. . . . Suit, ' 
Spalding Youths' Uniform No. 6. Very well made of good 
quality Gray material Complete, 

ABOVE ONirORMS CONSIST OF SHIRT. PANTS. CAP. BELT AND STOCKINCS. 

SPALDING BASE BALL SHOES 

No. FW. "Featherweight." Kangaroo up- 
pers, white oak leather soles; hand sewed, 
strictly bench made. Has special edge 
and vamp protector (Patent applied for), 
which takes the place of ordinary pitchers' 
toe plates. Leather laces. Per pair, $7.50 

Size* and Weights of Spalding "Featherweight" 
No. FW Base Ball Shoe* 

Size of Shoe* 5 6 7 8 9 

_ Weight, per pair. 1£ oz. 1&% ox. 19 oz. 20 oz. 21 ox. 

and fineness ortTm"" »hoe, it is suitable only for the fastest players, but as a 
light w.-ibM durable shoe for eeneral use we recommend No. 30S. 

No. 30-S. "Sprinting." Kangaroo leather uppers, white oak leather soles. Built 
on our famous running shoe last. Strongly made, light in weight. Hand sewed 
and strictly bench made. Leather laces Per pair, $7.00 

No. 0. "Club Special." Selected satin calfskin. High point carefully tempered 
carbon steel plates hand riveted to heels and soles. . ; . . Per pair, $5.00 

No. OS. Same as No. 0, but with sprinting style flexible soles. " 5.00 

No. 35. "Amateur Special." Leather, machine sewed. High point tempered 
carbon steel plates hand riveted to heels and soles. Pair, $3.50 *k $39.00 Doz. 

No. 37. "Junior." Leather, regular base ball shoe last. Plates hand riveted to heels 

and soles. Excellent ior money, but not guaranteed. Pair, $2.50 ir $27.00 Doz. 

Juvenile: Base Ball Shoes 

No. 38. Made on special boys' size lasts. Good quality material throughout and 
steel plates. • Furnished in boys' sizes, 12 to 5, inclusive, only. Per pair, $2.00 

Prices printed in italics opposite items marked with ic quoted on orders for one-half 
dozen or more. Quantity prices NOT allowed on items NOT marked with if 

SPECIAL NOTICE. Keep the uppers and sole* .oft by applying Spalding Waterproof OiL It vftl 
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Edited by J. E.' Sullivan, 
American Commissioner to 
the Olympic Games, Stock- v 
holm, Sweden, 1912. The.only book that 
contains all the records made in Sweden, 
with winners at previous Olmpiads and 
best Olympic records. : list of members 
of the American team ; how the team 
trained on the Finland, which was 
chartered especially to convey the ath- 
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monies at the opening, and other inter- 
esting accounts. Profusely illustrated 
with scenes at Olympic Games and pic- 
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PRICE 25 CENTS. 




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Edited by J. E. Sullivan, 
Secretary-Treasurer of the 
Amateur Athletic Union of 
the United States. Spalding's Official 
Athletic Almanac is the only publication 
that contains all authentic amateur rec- 
ords in track and field events, swim- 
ming and skating ; collegiate records ; 
dual meets ; the year in athletics ; All 
America selections ; British and Conti- 
nental records i. comparative records of 
American and British performances, 
and a great deal of other interesting 
data. Illustrated with numerous pic- 
tures of leading athletes in actidn. 

PRICE 25 CENTS. 




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New Things in 
Base Ball for 1913 

If you want to know what 
is new in Base Ball equip- 
ment for this year — new 
bats, new mitts, new gloves, 
new masks, the latest in 
uniforms and shoes— send 
your name and address to 
the nearest Spalding store 
(see list on inside front 
cover) and you will receive, 
a copy of the new Spalding 
catalogue ' free by return 
mail. It also contains group 
pictures of the world cham- 
pions, the Boston Red Sox ; 
the National League cham- 
pions, the New York Giants, 
and action pictures of prom- '« 
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series scenes; also the latest 
in lawn tennis, golf and all 
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Spalding' Roll Collar Sweaters 

The Nos. AA. A and B Sweaters, listed below, are made of special quality worsted, exceedingly soft and 
pleasant to wear. For straight athletic wear there is no garment more useful than these regular roll 
collar sweaters which we have been making in our factories for over twenty-five years. Full fashioned 
to body and arms and put together by hand, not simply stitched up on a machine, as are the majority 
of garments sold as regular made goods. All made with 9-inch roll collars. Sizes: 28 to 44 inches. 

No. AA. The proper 
style for use after 
heavy exercise, in- 
due. ng copious per- 
spiration, for reduc- 
ing weight or getting 
into condition for 
athletic contests. 
Particularly suitable 
also for Foot Ball 
and Skating Heavi- 
est sweater made- 
Carried in stock in 
White or Gray only. 
See list below of 
colors supplied on 
special orders. 

Each. $8.00 
• $84.00 Doz. 

No. A. "Intercolleg- 
iate." Special weight 
NoAA worsted, lighter 

than in No. AA. Carried in stock in Gray or White only See 
list below of colors supplied on special orders. Roll collar. 
Each. $6.00 * $66.00 Doz. 
No. B. Heavy weight, but lighter worsted than in No. A. Carried 
See list below of colors supplied on special orders. Roll collar. 





stock in Gray or White only. 
Each. $5.00 * $54.00 Doz. 



SHAKER SWEATER 

No. 3. Good quality all wool sweater, Shaker knit, well made throughout. Sizes: 30 to 44 inches. 
Standard weight, slightly lighter than No B. Carried in stock in Gray or White only. See list 
below of collars supplied on special orders. Roll collar. . . . Each, $4.00 if $45.00 Doz. 

We allow four inches for stretch in all our sweaters, and sizes are marked accordingly. It is suggested, however, 

that for very heavy men a size about two inches larger than coat measurement be ordered to insure a comfortable fit. 

PLAIN COLORS— Sweaters on this page are supplied in any of the colors designated, at regular price*. Otfier 
colors to order only in any quality, 50c. each garment extra. 

SPECIAL ORDERS - '" addition lo «t°ck colors mentioned, we also supply any of the sweaters listed on this 

. page, without extra charge, on special orders only, not carried in stock, in any of the 

following colors: BLACK CARDINAL SEAL BROWN MAROON 

NAVY DARK GREEN SCARLET COLUMBIA BLUE 



They are Scarlet, Cardinal, Maroon. Where 



N. B.— We designate three shades which are sometimes called RED. 
RED is specified on order, we supply Cardinal. 

SPECIAL NOTICE— Solid color sweaters with one color body and another color (not striped) collar and cuff* 
furnished in any of the colors noted, on special order, at no extra charge. 

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SPALDING 
COAT JERSEYS 

No. IOC. Worsted, same grade as No. I OP 
Plain (listed on Page 1 00). Solid stock 
colors (not striped), or one solid stock 
color body and sleeves with different 
stock color solid trimming (not striped) on 
cuffs, collar and front edging. Pearl 
buttons. . Each, $3.50* $39.00 Doz. 

SPAILBENG 
STRIPED JERSEYS 

Following sizes carried in stock regularly in all 

qualities: 28 to 44 inch chest. Other sizes at an 

advanced price. 

We allow two inches for stretch in all our Jerseys, 
and si-es are marked accordingly. It is suggested, 
however, that for veiy heavy men a size about two 
inches larger than coat measurement be ordered 
No. IOC to insure a comfortable fit. 

No. 10PX. Special quality worsted, fashioned; solid stock color 
body, with stock color striped sleeves, usually alternating two 
inches of same color as body, with narrow stripes of any other 
stock color. Colors as noted. . . Each, $3.25 ir $33.00 Doz. 

No. 12PX. Good quality worsted; solid color body, striped sleeves, 
usually alternating two inches of same color as body, narrow stripes 
of some other color. Colors as noted. Each, $2.75 * $30.00 Doz. 

No. 12PW. Good quality wor- 
sted; solid stock colorbody and 
sleeves, 6 in, stock color stripe 
around body. Colors as noted. 
Each, $2.75 * $30.00 Doz. 

..OOPX. 
and 12PW 

BLACK AND ORANGE Jcr.cyi 
NAVY AND WHITE 
BLACK AND SCARLET 
ROYAL BLUE AND WHITE 
COLUMBIA BLUE AND WHITE 
SCARLET AND WHITE 
MAROON AND WHITE 

Second color mentioned is for body 
stripe or for stripes on sleeves. Other 
colors than as noted above to order 
only, not more than two colors in any 
garment, 50c. each extra. 





SPAfLDHHG 
no., .opx .„«. 12PX COTTOM JE3RSEYS 

No. 6. Cotton, good quality, fashioned, roll collar, full length sleeves. Colors: Black, Navy Blue, 
Gray, and Maroon only Each, $1.00 * $10.80 Doz. 

N0.6X. Cotton, as No. 6, but with striped sleeves in following combinations only: Navy with White or 
Red Stripe; Black with Orange or Red Stripe; Maroon with White Stripe. Ea.,$1.25 */ $13.20 Doz. 

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TRADEMARK TuTin 5 



>paldiimg Gold Medal RacRets 



Patented January 3, 1905: June 12, 1906. 



Ti 




HE success we 
have met with in 
putting out this 
racket accompanied by 
the broadest guarantee 
ever given on an article 
of this kind is the best 
evidence as to the truth 
of our assertions regard- 
ing the great care which 
we exercise in watching 
every detail of its man- 
ufacture The racket is 
sold upon its own repu- 
tation and the Spalding 
Guarantee is your as- 
I </ / surance of satisfaction. 

►Vsi. ^**rn*. The difference 

tween Styles A and B is 
in the additional strings 
reinforcing the central 
portion of the latter. Handles 
5. 5 i and 5i inches in circum- 
ference. Stringing of clearest and absolutely 
best quality lambs* gut Tag attached to each 
racket, giving particulars of special inspection. 
Each racket enclosed in special quality mack- 
intosh cover. 

We use a dogwood insertion in shoulders, 
after proving to our satisfaction, by experience, 
that it is far superior to cane or other material 
for the purpose. 



GUARANTEE toEE. 1 ^ 

period of 30 days from date of purchase by the user 
The Guarantee Tag attached to each Spalding Lawn 
Tennis Racket reads as follows: If this Racket proves 
defective in workmanship or material within 
30 days from date of purchase, please re- 
ransportation charges prepaid, to any 
Spalding Store, and the defect will be 
rectified Imperfectly strung Rackets will be restrung, 
and in the event of a broken frame due to work, 
manship or defective material, the Racket will be 
replaced Notice.— This Guarantee does not apply 
to Rackets weighing less than 13 ounces 




STYLE 
B 



We arse that at the conclusion of play Oils Racket be nibbed dry, and when not 
Id a Racket Press, aad the gut occasionally gone o»er with. Spalding Tennis Gut 

PLACE, otherwise the Guarantee b 



covered with a Waterproof Corey, placed 
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Spalding 

Championship Tennis Ball 



PERFECT INFLATION 



PERFECT COVERING 



PERFECT SEWING 



ON the record made by 
the Spalding Cham- 
pionship Tennis Ball so far 
we are willing to base our 
claims for superiority, and 
wherever the ball is used, 
either in a tournament or 
regular play, we are certain 
our judgment will be con- 
firmed. Absolutely best in 
every particular of manu- 
facture and made by people 
who have been in our em- 
ploy, many of them, for 
twenty years and over, we 
place the Spalding Cham- 
pionship Tennis Ball before 
the most critical clientele in 
the athletic world with per- 
fect confidence that it will 
give absolute satisfaction. 
No. 00. Per dozen, $5.00 
Three balls only. . . . 1.25 
One or two balls. Each, .45 




Wright <a Biftson 
Chasiapioir&ship 

No. 5. So well known that 
comment as to its qualities is 
unnecessary. Per doz., $5.50 
On orders for NOT less than 
I gross. . . Per gToss, $60.00 

Tosiainraainmeinifc 



No. 0. In the manufacture of 
the Spalding Championship 
Ball only those which are abso- 
lutely perfect in every particu- 
lar are allowed to pass, and the "culls" or "throw-outs" are stamped simply Tournament and do 
not bear the Spalding Trade-Mark. These balls will answer for practice or for children's use, but 
should not be used for match play. , •••••••••«• Per dozen, $3.00. Each, 25c 





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"All Comers 9 " No. gmf Racket 



Ree. D. E. Pat. Off. Feb. 20, 1912 




Patented March 6, 1900; 

3. 1905; June 12. 1906 



T 



No. GMF. 

Spalding 
"All Comers'" 

Reg U.S. Hat. Off. 

Racket. 
Each, $8.00 



WE urge that at the conclusion 
of play this Racket be rubbed 
dry, and when not in use be cov- 
ered with a Waterproof Cover, 
placed in a Racket Press, and the 
gut occasionally gone over with 
Spalding Tennis Gut Preservative. 

KEEP YOUR RACKET 
IN A DRY PLACE, 
otherwise the Guarantee is void. 



HIS racket is built 
for hard continuous 
play, and every de- 
tail of its construction 
has been passed upon 
by six different players of 
National reputation who 
know what is needed in a 
really dependable racket 
for tournament use. 

New model, with large 

frame. Walnut throat 

piece. The shoulders 

wrapped with gut for 

special reinforcement. 

Stringing is double in the central 

portion in the popular expert style. 

Handles 5, bH and 5% inches in 

circumference. Stringing of clearest 

and absolutely best quality lambs' 

gut. Each racket enclosed in a 

special quality mackintosh cover. 




MAURICE McLOUGHLIN 

Winner of All Comer*' 

Tournament at Newport. 191 1 

National Champion, 1912 



GUARAHTEE 

WE guarantee Lawn Tennis Rackets for a period of thirty days 
from date of purchase by the user. The Guarantee Tag at- 
tached to each Spalding Lawn Tennis Racket reads as follows: 

IF THIS Racket proves defective in workmanship or material within 
30 days from date of purchase, please return, transportation charges 
prepaid, to any Spalding Store, and the defect will be rectified. 
Imperfectly strung Rackets will be rest rung, and in the event of a broken 
frame due to workmanship or defective material, the Racket will be replaced. 



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Mike Mtarplhy "Rtydbrlmr Athletic Liniment 

THIS PREPARATION is the same as has been used by Mike Murphy, the famous athletic 
prainer, in. conditioning the Yale, University of Pennsylvania and other college teams which 
have been under his charge. He is famous for the perfect condition 
in which he brings his athletes into a contest, and the ingredients 
Jff^"' m '\ and proper preparation of his "Rub-In" Liniment has been a closely 
■■' " "j guarded secret. He has finally turned the formula over to A. G. 
Spalding & Bros, with perfect confidence that the proper materials 
will always be used in preparing the liniment and that no consider- 
ations will induce us to cheapen it in any way. 

Large bottles Each, 50c. 

Small bottles Each. 25c. 








Spalding' EI; 

Spalding 
Shoulder Bandage 

Give circumference around 
arm and chest. Mentionfor 
which shoulder required. 
No. 101. Cotton thread. 

Each, $3.50 
No. 10JA. Silk thread. 

Each, $5.00 

Wrist Bandage 

Give circumference around 
smallest part of wrist, and state 
if for light or strong pressure. 

No. 106. Cotton thread. . . Each, 50c. 

No. 106A. Silk thread. ._ . . " 75c. 

Spalding Ankle Bandage 
Give circumference around ankle and over in- 
step; state if light or strong pressure is de 
No. 105. Cotton thread. Each, $1.00 
No. 105A.Suk thread. 

Each, $2.00 

Spalding Elastic Bandage 

Composed of threads of rubber completely 
covered. The pressure can be 
applied wherever necessary. To 
fasten insert end under last fold. 

"No. 30. Width 3 in., 5 yds. long (stretched). Each. 60c. 

5Ko. 25. Width 2X in., 5 yds. long (stretched). " 50c. 



>3iin\<dlsiB©s 



Spalding Knee Cap Bandage 

Give circumference below 
knee, at knee and just 
above knee, and state 
if light or strong pres- 
sure is desired. 
No. 104. Cotton 
thread. Each, $1.00 
No. 104 A. Silk thread. 
Each, $2.00 







Elbow Bandage 



Give circumference above 

and below elbow and state 

if for light or strong 

pressure. 

No. 102. Cotton 

thread. Each, $1.00 

No. 102A. Silk 

-^thread. Each. $2.00 

Spalding Elastic Belt 

Our elastic foot ball 
belt stretches with 
the length of the 
body and may be 
attached to jacket 
and pants, thus forming one continuous 
suit. By closely fitting the body, the oppos- 
ing player has less chance of tackling. 
Allows perfect freedom in all positions. 
No. 1. Width 6 inches. Each, $1.50 




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Pat. Sept 12, 1911 




No.J5 



Complete, $5.00 



This is the ONLY OFFICIAL 
COLLEGE FOOT BALL, 
and is used in every important 
match played in this country. 



GUARANTEED ABSOLUTELY 

IF SEAL OF BOX IS 

UNBROKEN 



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Each ball complete in sealed 
box, including leather case, 
guaranteed pure Para rubber 
bladder (not compounded), 
inflater, lacing needle 
and rawhide lace. 



JE. GUARANTEE every J5 Spalding Foot Ball to be 
perfect in material and workmanship and correct 
in shape and size when inspected at our factory. 
If any defect is discovered during the first game in 
which it is used, or during the first day's practice 
use, and if returned at once, we will replace same 
under this guarantee. We do not guarantee against ordinary wear 
nor against defect in shape or size that is not discovered immedi- 
ately after the first day's use. <3 Owing to the superb quality of 
every Spalding Foot Ball, our customers have grown to expect a 
season's use of one ball, and at times make unreasonable claims 
under our guarantee 
which we will 
not allow. 




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SUBSTITUTE 



THE SPALDINGljgjTRADE-MARK 



The Spalding Official Basket Ball 




THE ONLY 

OFFICIAL 

BASKET BALL 



WE GUARANTEE 

this ball to be perfect in ma- 
terial and workmanship and 
correct in shape and size 
when inspected at our fac- 
tory. If any defect is dis- 
covered during the first game 
in which it is used, or during 
the first day's practice use, 
and, \f returned, at once, we 
will replace same under this 
guarantee. We do not guar- 
antee against ordinary. wear 
nor against defect in shape or 
size that is not discovered im- 
mediately after the first day's 

use. 
Giving to the superb quality 
of our No. M Basket Ball, our 
customers have grown to ex- 
pect a season's use of one ball, 
and at times make unreason- 
able claims under our guar- 
antee.which we willnot allow. 
A. G. SPALDING & BROS. 



OFFICIALLY ADOPTED AND STANDARD. The cover is made in four sections, 
capless ends, and of the finest and most carefully selected pebble grain English leather. 
We take the entire output of this superior grade of leather from the English tanners, and 
in the Official Basket Ball use the choicest parts of each hide. Extra heavy bladder made 
especially for this ball of extra quality pure Para rubber (not compounded). Each ball 
packed complete, in sealed box, with rawhide lace and lacing needle, and guaranteed per- 
fect in every detail. To provide that all official contests may be held under absolutely fair and uniform 
conditions, it is stipulated that this ball must be used in alTmatch games of either men's or women's teams. 
No. M. Spalding " Official" Basket Ball. Each, $6.00 



Extract from Men's Official Rule Book 

Rule II— Ball. 
Sec. 3. The ball made by A. G. Spald- 
ing & Bros, shall be the official ball. 
Official balls will be 
stamped as herewith, 
and will^e in sealed 
boxes. 

Sec. 4 The official ball must be 
wed in si! match games. 



Extract from 
Olflclal Collegiate Bole Book 

The Spalding Official Basket 
Ball No. M is the official 
ball of the ^ZrTcTX- 
Intercollegi- /vZZ~& 
ate Basket 
Ball Associa- 
tion, and must be used in all 



Extract from Women's Official Role Book 

Rule II— Ball. 
Sec. 3. The ball made by A.G.Spald- 
ing & Bros shall be the official ball 
Official balls will be ^ssjSPj* 

stamped as herewith, >^i* 

and will be in sealed 

boxes. 

Sec. 4 The official ball must b« 

used in all match games. 




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QUALITY 



SFAILD1NG 
OLYMPIC 

CHAMPIONSHIP 
SHOES 




All of these shoes are hand made. 
Finest kangaroo leather uppers and best 
white oak leather soles. They are the 
same style shoes that we supplied to the 
American athletes who were so success- 
ful at the last Olympic Games, and they 
are worn in competition by all prominent 
athletes in this country. 



Spalding "Olympic 

Championship ' ' 
Pole Vaulting Shoe 

No. 14V. High cut; 
special last. Style 
supplied to record 
holders for pole 
vaulting. Hand 
made steel spikes 
in sole. One spike 
in heel. Made to 
order only. Not 
carried in stock. 
Per pair, $6.00 



Spalding "Olympic 

Championship" 
Walking Shoe 

No. 14W. For com- 
petition and match 
races. This style 
shoe is used by all 
champion walkers. 
Per pair, $5.00 




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OLYMPIC 
CHAMPIONSHIP 

SHOES 




All of these shoes are hand made. 
Finest kangaroo leather uppers and best 
white oak leather soles. They are the 
same style shoes that we supplied to the 
American athletes who wore so success- 
ful at the last Olympic Games, and they 
are worn in competition by all prominent 
athletes in this country. 

Spalding "Olympic 
Championship" 

Sprint Running 
Shoe 

No. 2-0. Extremely 
light and glove fit- 
ting. Hand made 
steel spikes firmly 
riveted on. This 
shoe is worn by all 
champions in 
sprint and short 
distance races. 
Per pair, $6.00 



Spalding "Olympic 
Championship" 

Distance Running 
Shoe 

No.l4C. For distance 
races on athletic 
tracks. Low, broad 
heel,flexible shank. 
Hand made steel 
spikes in sole. No 
spikes in heel. 
Per pair, $6.00 




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No. MH. High cut, 

but light in weight. 
Well nnishedinside 
so as not to hurt the 
feet in a long race. 
Special leather 
soles, will not wear 
smooth; light lea- 
ther heels; special 
quality black calf- 
skin uppers. Hand 
sewed. Pair, $5.00 




No. MH 




No. MO. Low cut. 
Blucher style. 
Otherwise the same 
as No. MH. 

Per pair, $5.00 

Keep the uppers of all 
running shoes soft and 
pliable by using Spald- 
ing Waterproof Oil. It 
will greatly add to the 
wear of shoes. 

Per can, 25c. 



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QUALITY 




Jummaininte ®untdl<0)(Q)]r 
Eennimninig Sh<o>®§ 

No. 12. Leather, 
good quality, com- 
plete -with, spikes. 
Sizes 12 to 5 only. 
Per pair, $2.75 



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ics opposite items marked 
with ^ will be quoted only 
or orders for one-half 
dozen or more. Quatitity 
prices NOT allowed on 
items NO Tmarkedwith-^ 



No.llT. Calfskin, 
machine made; solid 
leather tap sole holds 
spikes firmly in 
place. Pair, $4.50 
it $48.00 Doz. 

No. 11. Calfskin, 
machine made. 

Per pair, $3.50 
ic $36.00 Doz. 




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Spalding* Worsted Jerseys 

Following size, carried in stock regularly in all qualities : 28 to 44 inch che»t. Other sizes at an advanced price. 

We allow two inches for stretch m all our Jerseys, and sizes are mat ked accordingly It is suggested, however, that 
for very heavy men a size about two inches larger than coat measurement be ordered to insure a comfortable fit. 

STOCK COLORS 

PLAIN COLORS-We carry in stock in all 
Spalding Stores our line of worsted jerseys 
(NOT Nos. 12XB. 6. or 6X) in following 
colors: NAV Y BLUE GRAY 

BLACK MAROON 

SPECIAL ORDERS 

We also furnish, without extra charge, on 
special orders for one-half dozen or more, 
not carried in stock and NOT supplied in 
Nos. 12XB, 6, or 6X, the following colors. 
On orders for less than one-half dozen 10 
per cent, will be added to regular price 

WHITE ' DARK GREEN 

CARDINAL IRISH GREEN 

ORANGE PURPLE 

SCARLET YELLOW 

ROYAL BLUE SEAI 3ROWN 

COLUMBIA BLUE OLT GOLD 

Other colors than as noted above to order 
only in any quality (EXCEPT Nos. 14P. 

12XB, 6, and 6X). 50c. each extra. 
N. B.-We designate three shades which are 
sometimes called RED. They arc "Scarlet, 
Cardinal, and Maroon. Where RED is speci- B No 1PF 




fied 



order, Cardinal will be supplied. 




No. IP 



Jerseys are being used more 
and more by Base Ball 
Players, especially for early 
Spring and late Fall games. 
On account of the special 
Spalding knit they are very 
durable, and at the same time 
tbey offer no restraint on the 
free movement of the player 



SPALDING INTERCOLLEGIATE JERSEY 

This jersey we consider in a class by itself. No other manufacturer makes a garment of 

anywhere near the same grade. We recommend it to those who really want the best. 
No. IP. Regular roll collar. Full regular made; that is, fashioned or knit to exact shape on the 
machine and then put together by hand, altogether different from cutting them out of a 
piece of material and sewing them up on a machine, as are the majority of garments known 
as Jerseys. Special quality worsted. Solid colors as specified above. Each, $4.00 it $4200 Doz. 
No. 1PF. Straight low collar. Quality of worsted and manufacture same as No. IP. Solid 

colors as specified above Each. $4.00 ir $42 00 Doz. 

No. 10P. Regular roll collar. Special quality 
worsted, fashioned. Solid colors as specified 
above. . . Each, $3.00 -jr $30.00 Doz. 
" r No. 10PF. Straight low collar. Quality of 
worsted and manufacture same as No. I0P. 
Solid colors as specified above. 

Each, $3.00 + $30.00 Doz. 
No. 12P. Regular roll collar. \ Good quality 
worsted. Solid colors as specified above. 

Each. $2.50 * $27.00 Doz. 
No. 14P. Regular roll collar. Worsted. Solid 
colors: Navy Blue, Black, Gray, and Maroon 
only. , ... Each, $2.00 * $21.00 Doz. 
No. 12XB. Boys" Jersey. Regular roll collar. 
Worsted. Furnished in sizes 26 to 34 inches 
chest measurement only. Solid colors: Navy 
Blue, Black, Gray, and Maroon onlv. No 
special orders. Each, $2.00 jr $21 00 Doz. 

Jersey* with Necklace- Nos. IP, 1PF, 10P. lOPFor 
1 2P Jerseys with necklace stripe of any color specified 
above, at an extra charge of S1.00 per garment. 

Woven Letters, Numerals or Designs 

We weave into our best gTade Jerseys, No. 1 P. Letters, 
Numerals and Designs in special colors as desired. 
Prices quoted on application. Designs submitted. 

Prices Subject to Advance Without Notice. 

The prices printed'in italics opposite items marked with* will be quoted only on orders for one-half dozen or more. 
Quantity prices NOT'allowed on items NOT marked with* 




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Athletic Shirts and Tights 

STOCK COLORS^AND SIZES. OUR WORSTED GOODS are ij 
.mhe.d ,n Gf.»r. White. Navy Blue. Maroon, and Black only Stock 
SAN^AR^m'TT 6 ^^^ 68 '', 7 ights ' 28 to « inch wiu^ 
BU k M COTTON GOODS. Colors: Bleached White. Nav, 

Black, Maroon, and Gray. Stock sizes : ShirU. 26 to 44 inch chert! 
I ighU, 26 to 42 inch waist. 

Spalding Sleeveless Shirts— Plain Colors 

STOCK COLORS AND SIZES 
No. 600. Good quality worsted. Each. $1.25 if $12. GO Do. 
No. 6E. Sanitary Cotton. . . " .50 if 4J$ 

Spalding Striped Sleeveless Shirts 

No. 600S. Good quality worsted, with 6-inch stripe arounu 
chest, in following combinations of colors: Navy with White* 
stripe; Black with Orange stripe; Maroon with White stripe; 
Red wuh Black stripe; Royal Blue with White Stripe ; Black 
with Red stripe ; Gray with Cardinal stripe. 

M eue e Each, $1.50 if $15.00 Doz. 

No. 6ES. Sanitary Cotton, solid color body, with 6.inch strips 
around chest, in same combinations of colors as No. 600S 

Each, 75c. ir $7.50 Doz. 
Spalding Shirts with Sash 

No. 600D. Good quality worsted, sleeveless, with woven saslf 
of different color from body. Same colors as No. 600S. To order' 
only; not carried in stock. . . . Each, $2.00 if $21.00 Doz. 
No. 6WD. Sanitary Cotton, sleeveless, with woven sash of 
different color from body. Same combinations of colors 
as No. 600S. To order only ; not carried in stock. 
„.__-. „ , Each. $1.25 if $12.00 Doz. 
INo. 6tL». banitary Cotton, sleeveless, solid color body with 
sash stitched on of different color. Same combinations of 
colors as No. 600S Each. 75c. * $7.50 Doz. 

Spalding Quarter Sleeve Shirts 

No. 601. Good quality worst- I No. 6F. Sanitary Cotton,, 
ed, stock colors and sizes. stock colors and sizes. 

Each, $1 .50 if $15.00 Doz. | Each. 50c. * $4. 75 Do*\ 

Woven Necklace on Shirts 

We furnish either Nos.600,601 or 600S Shirts, on special order* 
only, with necklace woven of different color to body of shirt, 
in stock colors only, for an extra charge of $1.00 per garment, 

Spalding Full Sleeve Shirts 

No. 3D. Cotton, Flesh. White, Black. Ea„ $ 1 .00 * $10.00 Doz. 

Spalding Knee Tights 

STOCK COLORS AND SIZES 
No. 604, Good quality worsted. Pair. $1.25 if $12.60 Doz^ 
No. 4B. Sanitary Cotton. . . . " ,50 if 4~.75~~ fr ~ 

Spalding Juvenile Shirts and Tights 

ONLY SIZES SUPPLIED: Chert, 26 to 30 inches, inclusive; Wai»V 
K . 24 to 26 inches, inclusive. 

No. 65. Sleeveless Shin, quality of No. 600. . Each. $1.00 
No. 65S. Sleeveless Shirt, quality of No. 600S. . " 1.25 
No. 66. Quarter Sleeve Shirt, quality of No. 601. " 1.25 
No. 64. Knee Tights, quality of No. 604, . . . " l^g 

The prices printed in italics opposite Hems marked with if will be quoted only on orders for one-half 
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What was the greatest number of 
victories in a major league play- 
ing season ? 
W^hat pitchers have had no -hit 
games to their credit in the major 
leagues since 1880? 
What player holds the record for 

circling the bases ? 
What major league club holds 
the record f6r greatest number of 
shut-out games in a season ? 
What players have batted .300 

since 1876? / 

What major league players parti- 
cipated in every game of their 
club's schedule in 1912? 
Who batted nearly .500 in 1887? 
What was the greatest number 
of runs made in a major league 
game since 1876 ? 
What pitcher in the National 
League struck out 21 batsmen in 
a nine-innings game? 
What pitcher holds the record for 

the first no-hit-no-run game ? 
Answers to above and records 
of all the leagues, teams and play- 
ers, with pictures of players and 
teams, will be found in SPALDING'S 
OFFICIAL BASE BALL RECORD FOR 
1913. Sent by mail anywhere on 

receipt of lO Cents by A. G. 

Spalding & Bros, (see list of store 
addresses on inside front cover). 



Who won the 1 00 yards champion- 
ship in 1876? 
How many events America won 
in the first international meeting- 
England vs. America ? 
What amateur won four National 

Championships in one day? 
Who holds the half-mile indoor 

board floor record ? 
Who won the first American, all- 
around championship ? 
Who comprise the All -America 

athletic team for 1912 ? 
What the record is for running 

100 yards? 
Who is the all-around champion? 
W^hat the records are for best 

college athletic performances ? 
Where the next Olympic games 

will be held ? 
SPALDING'S OFFICIAL ATHLETIC 
ALMANAC FOR 1913 contains the 
answers to the above and thousands 
of other performances, including the 
records for Canada, Great Britain 
and Ireland, Sweden, France, Ger- 
many, Holland, Belgium, Hungary, 
Australia and South Africa. Pro- 
fusely illustrated with pictures of 
hundreds of leading athletes. Sent 
by mail anywhere upon receipt of 
25 Cents by A. G. Spalding & 
Bros, (see list of store addresses on 
inside front cover). 



A New Spalding Base Ball Annual 



Devoted exclus- 
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lege game. Has 
pictures, records 
and schedules, 
averages and re- 
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vious years. by A. G. Spalding & Bros. 



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OFFICIAL 

COLLEGE 

BASE BALL ANNUAL 



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on college base 
ball and on early 
college games. 
All A m erica 
teams. Reviews, 
records, scoresof 
Yale - Harvard - 
Princeton, etc., 
games, with cap- 
tains. Pictures 
of leading clubs. 



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who aims to become a good ball player should read the 

Spalding Athletic Library Base Ball Series 

(Group I), a list of which, is given in the front part of. 
this book. Every department of the game is thoroughly 
covered by a competent authority, and they form the 
best books of instruction on the game ever published. 



CAUTION base bali 3 b « y s 

Because of your youth and inexperience, advantage is frequently taken 
•f you base ball boys, by the so-called "Just as Good" dealer, who tries 
to palm off on you some of his "Just as Good" Base Ball goods, made 
especially for him by the "Just as Good" manufacturer, when you call 
for the Spalding goods. You are cautioned not to be deceived by this 
"Just as Good" combination, for when you get onto the field you will 
find these "Just as Good" Balls, Bats, Mitts, etc., will not stand the 
wear and punishment of the genuine Spalding articles. Remember that 
Spalding Goods are standard the world over, aud are used by all the lead- 
ing clubs and players. These "Just as Good" manufacturers endeavor to 
copy the Spalding styles, adopt the Spalding descriptive matter and Spald- 
ing list prices, and then try to sec how very cheap and showy they can 
make the article, so the ".lust as Good" dealer can work off these imi- 
tations on the unsuspecting boy. 

Don't be deceived by the attractive -'< to 40 per cent, discount that 
may be offered you. for remember that their printed prices are arranged 
for the special purpose of misleading you and to enable the "Just as 
Good" dealer to offer you this special discount bait. This "discount" 
pill that the "Just as Good" dealer asks you to swallow is sugar coated 
and covered up by various catchy devices, that are well calculated to 
deceive the inexperienced bf>y, who will better understand these tricks of 
the trade as he grows older. Remember that all Spalding Athletic Goods 
are sold at the established printed prices, and no dealer is permitted to 
sell them at a greater or less price. Special discounts on Spalding Goods 
are unknown. Everybody is treated alike. This policy persistently 
adhered to makes it possible to maintain from year to year the high 
quality of Spalding Athletic Goods, which depend for their sale on Spald- 
ing Quality, backed by the broad Spalding Guarantee, and not on any 
deceiving device like this overworked and fraudulent "Discount" scheme 
adopted by all <<( the "Jus! as <; l" dealers. 

Occasionally of these ".Inst as Good" dealers will procure some 

of the Spalding well known red lin\rs. place them in a showy place on 
his shelves, and when Spalding Coeds are called for. will take from these 

Spalding boxes one of the "Just as c I" things, and try to palm it off 

on the boy as a genuine Spalding article. When you go into a store and 
ask for a Spalding article, see to it that the Spalding Trade-Mark is on 
that article, and if the dealer tries to palm off on you something "Just 
as Good," politely hew yourself out and go to another store, where the 
genuine Spalding article can be procured. 

In purchasing a genuine S; aiding Athletic article, you are protected 
by I he broad Spalding Guarantee, which reads as follows: 

We Guarantee to each purchaser of an article bearing the 
Spalding Trade-Mark that such article will give satisfaction and 
a reasonable amount of service, when used for the purpose for 
which it was intended and under ordinary conditions and fair 
treatment. 

We Agree to repair or replace, free of charge, any such article 
which proves defective in material or workmanship when subjected 
to fair treatment : PROVIDED, such defective article is returned 
to us, transportation prepaid, within thirty days after purchase 
{except where otherwise stipulated on special guarantee tag attached 
to certain articles), and accompanied bu a letter from the user, 
giving his name and address, and explaining the claim. 

A. G. SPALDING & BROS. 
Beware of the "Just as Good" manufacturer, who makes "pretty" 
Athletic Goods (as if they were for use as an ornament) at the expense 
of "quality." in order to deceive the dealer; and beware of the substi- 
tute dealer who completes the 
fraud by offering the 
"Just as Good" ar 
tide when Spalding 
Goods are asked for. 



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Sp&lding' f s 
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The following selection of items from Spalding's latest Catalogue will give 

an idea of the great variety of ATHLETIC GOODS manufactured by 

A. G. SPALDING & BROS. SEND FOR A FREE COPY. 

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Archery 
A.h Bar. 
Athletic Library 
Attachm'u, Che.l Weigh! 




enni* 
Volley 
Water Polo 
•11 Cleaner. Coll 



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Bate Ball 

Indooi 
Halhing Suits 
3*t*-"- 

Base Ball 

Cncket 

ing Cagt. Bue Ball 



te-' 



Leather and Wonted 
BUdder.- 

Baaket Ball 

Striking Bag 
Blade*, rcnonf 



C«ddy Badge* 

B^Ball 

University 
Water Polo 



__ntai Strap*. 
Cheat Weight* 
Grcle, Seven-Foot 
Clock Co.. iM| - 



Colhr*,: 
Cork*. R 






Cncket Good. 



Discs— 

Marking. Coll 
Robber. Coll Shoe. 

Diseua. Olympic 

Di.k.. Striking Bag 

Dumb BeUa 



Felt Letter* 
Fencing Suck* 
Field Hockey 
Finger Protection 



Flag*- 
Colleg 



ollege 
Foul. Bate Ball 
Marking, Golf 
Foil*. Fencing 



Clu.aea. Baae Ball Sun 
IWBall 

Cricket 

Fencing 

Coif . 

Hand Ball • 
Glove Soltener 
Coal Cage. Polo 

Basket BaU 
Golf Club. 
Golf Counter* 
Golfette 
Grips— 

Athletic 

Golf 
Cut Preservative, Tenni 
Cuy Rope* and Peg* 
Cymne'm Suit*, Ladies' 



Hammers, Athletic 
Handle Cover. Rubber 
Hangers for Indian Club* 
iHats. University 
Health Pull 
Hob Nails 
Hole Cutter. Coll 
Hole Rim, Coif 
Hurdler Safety 
Hurley Cooda^ 



Jackets, Fencing 

Javelin. 

Jersey* 



Knee Protector* 

Lacrosse 

Lanes for Sprint* 

Lawn Bowls 

Leg Guards- 
Base Ball 
Cnckei 
Field Hockey 

Letters — 
Embroidered 
Felt 



Mallets- 
Cricket 
Croquet 
Equestrian Polo 
Roque 

Markers, Tennis 

Masks- 
Base Ball 
Fencing 

Mattresses 

Megaphone* 

Mitts- 
Base Ball 
Hendball 
Striking Bag 

Monograms 

Mufflers, Knitted 



Nets- 
Cricket 
Coif Driving 

VoUeyBall 
Numbers, Competitor, 



Wrestling 
Paint. Coif 
Pants- 
Base Ball 
Basket Ball 



Kunning 
Pennants. Collect) 
Pistol. Starter's 
Plastrons, Fencing 
Plates- 
Base BaU Shoe 
Home 

Marking, Tenni* 
Pitchers' Box 



flater*— K*B^' Toe 

MU*«B*« 1«MM 



Platforms, Striking Bag . 
Poles. Vaulting 
Polo. Equestrian 
Polo. Roller, Good* 
Posts- 
Backstop. Tenni* 

Lawn Tennis 
Protectors — 

Abdomen . 

Base BaU Body 

Eye Glass 

Indoor Base BaU 

Thumb 
Protection. Running Shoes 
Pulleys end.Axle. Tenni* 
Push Ball 
Pushers. Chamois 
Puttees. Golf 

Quoits 



Racket Cover* 
Racket Pre*. e. 
Racket*, Lawn Tenni* 
Rackets Restrung 
Racks, CoU BaU. 
Rapiers 

Reels for Tennis Posts 
Reieree'. Whi.de 

Exercising 

Swinging 
Roque 
Rowing Machine* 



Sack*, for Sack Racing 

Sandow Dumb BeU. 

Score Books— 
Base BaU 
Basket Ball 
Cricket 
Coif 
Tenni. 

Score TableU.BaKB.il 

Shirts- 
Athletic . 
Bate Ball 

Shoes- 
Base Ball 
Basket Ball 
Bowling 

Clog 

Cricket 

Cros. Country 

Fencing 

,Fool BaU. Association) 

Foot Ball. CoUege 

Foot Ball. Rugby 

Foot BaU. " 

Coif 




Skate Roller. 

Skates. Roller 

Sleeve. Pitcher. 

Slippers, Bathing 

Squash Good* 

Standards- 
Vaulting 
Volley Ball 

Strap.— 
Baae BaU 
For Three-Legged Race 

Spikes, Cricket 

Steel Cable. Tenni. Net 

Sticks, Polo 

Stocking. 

S.op Board. 

Sinking Bag. 

Stump, and BeU* 

Suit*— 
Gymnasium, Ladie* 
Swimming 

Supporters- 
Ankle 
Wrist 

Suspensories 

Sweat Band 

Sweaters 

Swivels, Striking Bag 

Swords. Duelling 

Sword., Fencing 



Take-Off Board 

Adhesive 

Cricket, Measuring 

Marking. Ten,,.. 

Measuring Steel 
Tees. Coif 
Tether Tenni* 
Tight*— 

Athletic 

Full 

Full. Wre.tling 

Toe Board* 

T^outer*. Y.M.C.A. 

Trunks- 
Bathing 
Velvet 
Wonted 



Wand,. CalislhenK 
Watches, Stop 
Water Wing. 
Weight.. 56-lb. 
Whistle., Rolereee' 
Wrestling Equrumeet 
Hftim Machine* 



PROMPT ATTENTION GIVEN TO | 

ANY COMMUNICATIONS 

ADDRESSED TO OS 



A. G. SPALDING &. BROS 

STORES IN ALL LARGE CITIES 



fOR COMPLETE LIST OF STORES 

SEE INSIDE FRONT COVER 

OF THIS BOO. 



Price* la effect January S, 1913. Subject to change without ootico. For Canadian price* eat special Canadian Catalogue. 



A Standard Qyality must be inseparably linked to a Standard Policy. 

Without a definite and Standard Mercantile Policy, it is impossible for a 
Manufacturer to long maintain a Standard Qyality. 

To market his goods through the jobber, a manufacturer must provide a 
profit for the jobber as well as for the retail dealer. To meet these conditions 
of Dual Profits, the manufacturer is obliged to set a proportionately high list 
price on his goods to the consumer. ...... , r 

To enable the glib salesman, when booking his orders, to figure out 
attractive profits to both the jobber and retailer, these high list prices are 
absolutely essential; but their real purpose will have been served when the 
manufacturer has secured his order from the jobber, and the jobber has secured 
his order from the retailer. ...... , . , , 

However, these deceptive high list prices are not fair to the consumer, who 
does not, and, in reality, is not ever expected to pay these fancy list prices. 

When the season opens for the sale of such goods, with their misleading 
but alluring high list prices, the retailer begins to realize hisresponsibilities, and 
grapples with the situation as best he can, by offering "special discounts," 
which vary with local trade conditions. 

Under this system of merchandising, the profits to both the manufacturer 
and the jobber are assured ; but as there is no stability maintained in the prices 
to the consumer, the keen competition amongst the local dealers invariably 
leads to a demoralized cutting of prices by which the profits of the retailer are 
practically eliminated _ ,., , , 

This demoralization always reacts on the manutacturer. 1 he jobber insists 
on lower, and still lower, prices. The manufacturer, in his turn, meets this 
demand for the lowering of prices by the only way open to him, viz.: the cheap- 
ening and degrading of the quality of his product. . 

The foregoing conditions became so intolerable that 14 years ago, in 1899, 
A. G. Spalding & Bros, determined to rectify this demoralization in the Athletic 
Goods Trade, and inaugurated what has since become known as "The Spalding 

The "Spalding Policy" eliminates the jobber entirely, so far as Spalding 
Goods are concerned, and the retail dealer secures the supply of Spalding 
Athletic Goods direct from the manufacturer by which the retail dealer is 
assured a fair, legitimate and certain profit on all Spalding Athletic Goods, and 
the consumer is assured a Standard Quality and is protected from imposition. 

The "Spalding Policy" is decidedly for the interest and protection of the 
users of Athletic Goods, and acts in two ways : 

First.— The user is assured of genuine Official Standard Athletic Goods 
and the same prices to everybody. 

Second.— As manufacturers, we can proceed with confidence in 
purchasing at the proper time, the very best raw materials required 
in the manufacture of our various goods, well ahead of their 
respective seasons, and this enables us to provide the necessary 
quantity and absolutely maintain the Spalding Standard of Quality. 

All retail dealers handling Spalding Athletic Goods are requested to supply 
consumers at our regular printed catalogue prices— neither more nor less-the same 
prices that similar goods are sold for in our New York, Chicago and other stores. 

All Spalding dealers, as well as users of Spalding Athletic Goods, are treated 
exactly alike, and no special rebates or discriminations are allowed to anyone. 

This briefly, is the "Spalding Policy," which has already been in successful 
operation for the past 14 years, and will be indefinitely continued. 

In other words, "The Spalding Policy" is a "square deal" for everybody. 

A. G. SPALDING & BROS. 



By (2Ak^^^^- 

r&ssiDurr, C~^ 



Standard Quality 



An article that is universally given the appellation "Standard" is thereby 
conceded to be the criterion, to which are compared all other things of a similar 
nature. For instance, the Gold Dollar of the United States is the Standard unit 
of currency, because it must legally contain a specific proportion of pure gold, 
and the fact of its being Genuine is guaranteed by the Government Stamp 
thereon. As a protection to the users of this currency against counterfeiting and 
other tricks, considerable money is expended in maintaining a Secret Service 
Bureau of Experts. Under the law, citizen manufacturers must depend to a 
great extent upon Trade-Marks and similar devices to protect themselves against 
counterfeit products — without the aid of "Government Detectives" or "Public 
Opinion" to assist them. 

Consequently the "Consumer's Protection" against misrepresentation and 
"inferior quality" rests entirely upon the integrity and responsibility of the 
" Manufacturer." 

A.G.Spalding & Bros, have, by their rigorous attention to "Quality," for 
thirty-seven years, caused their Trade-Mark to become known throughout 
the world as a Guarantee of Quality as dependable in their field as the 
U. S. Currency is in its field. 

The necessity of upholding the Guarantee of the Spalding Trade-Mark and 
maintaining the Standard Quality of their Athletic Goods, is, therefore, as obvi- 
ous as is the necessity of the Government in maintaining a Standard Currency. 

Thus each consumer is not only insuring himself but also protecting other 
consumers when he assists a Reliable Manufacturer in upholding his Trade- 
Mark and all that it stands for. Therefore, we urge all users of our Athletic 
Goods to assist us in maintaining the Spalding Standard of Excellence, by 
insisting that our Trade-Mark be plainly stamped on all athletic goods which 
they buy, because without this precaution our best efforts towards maintaining 
Standard Quality and preventing fraudulent substitution will be ineffectual. 

Manufacturers of Standard Articles invariably surfer the reputation of being 
high-priced, and this sentiment is fostered and emphasized by makers of 
" inferior goods," with whom low prices are the main consideration. 

A manufacturer of recognized Standard Goods, with a reputation to uphold 
and a guarantee to protect must necessarily have higher prices than a manufac- 
turer of cheap goods, whose idea of and basis of a claim for Standard Quality 
depends principally upon the eloquence of the salesman. 

We know from experience that there is no quicksand more unstable than 
poverty in quality — and we avoid this quicksand by Standard Quality. 




ATHLETIC I#l. 



LIBRARY 



005 




A separate book covers every Athletic Sport 

and is Official and Standard 

Price 10 cents each 



K!£g 




GRAND PRIX 



GRAND PRIZE 



IS.1904 W IT A JLJ-II-N VI PARIS, 1900 

ATHLETIC GOODS 

ARE THE STANDARD OF THE WORLD 



A. G. Spalding ® Bros, ■ 

MAINTAIN WHOLESALE and RETAIL STORES in the FOLLOWING CITIES: 
NEW YORK CHICAGO ST. LOUIS 

BOSTON MILWAUKEE KANSAS CITY 

PHILADELPHIA DETROIT SAN FRANCISCO 

NEWARK CINCINNATI LOS ANGELES 

BUFFALO CLEVELAND SEATTLE 

SYRACUSE COLUMBUS MINNEAPOLIS 

ROCHESTER INDIANAPOLIS ST. PAUL 

BALTIMORE PITTSBURGH DENVER 

WASHINGTON ATLANTA DALLAS 

LONDON, ENGLAND Tw ORLEANS 

BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND NEW ORLEANS 

MANCHESTER, ENGLAND MONTREAL. CANADA 

EDINBURGH. SCOTLAND TORONTO, CANADA 

GLASGOW, SCOTLAND PARIS, FRANCE 
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA 



ctories owned and operoted by A.G.Spaldin? & Bros, and where all of Spai 
'rade, Marked Athletic Coeds are made are located in the following ert_ 



CHICAGO 



BROOKLYN 



SAN FRANCISCO CHICOPEE, 
PHILADELPHIA LONDON, 1 



